London (PTI): The England Cricket Board may be against releasing its centrally contracted players for the cash-rich Indian Premier League, but skipper Michael Vaughan feels it is only a matter of time before they join the best players from other countries in the Twenty20 competition.

The ECB has barred its centrally-contracted players from taking part in the lucrative league saying it clashes with the domestic county season.

But Vaughan feels the top England players will eventually end up playing in the IPL.

"We are naive to think England players aren't going to end up in the IPL. England players will end up in the IPL, whether it is next year or the year after," he said.