Marcus Trescothick has revealed that if his participation in the Airtel CL T20in India is successful, he may consider a stint in the IPL.

The powerful opening batsman will play his first competitive match on foreign soil since February 2006 when he opens the Somerset innings against Deccan Chargers today, having confronted his long-standing stress-related illness to be part of the tournament.

Trescothick's condition led to him pulling out of England's tour to Australia in 2006/07 and ultimately cost him his international career, while he pulled out of a county trip to Abu Dhabi in 2008 only after arriving at Heathrow Airport.

Somerset have laid on a personalised itinerary for their star batsmen to ensure his participation in the Champions League and the 33-year-old admits if it goes well it could lead to the IPL.

"I've spoken to different people, but there have never been firm [IPL] offers," he told the Daily Telegraph.

"I've always said to them that I can't guarantee I could do it. Leading up to this, a few people made inquiries and I said, 'let's view this as a dry run. If I can do this, then I'll think about it a bit more afterwards'."

He continued: "In my own mind it is just an achievement to get here but I've still got to continue to work and do the good things I'm doing to maintain me being here," he said.

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"As long as I continue on that path I don't see it being a problem. Somerset have been great about me travelling separately. Being able to bring my wife with me is the biggest part of this process. It gives me the opportunity to get into this position."

Trescothick's name has frequently been mentioned in connection with an England return - most recently as a solution to their batting problems ahead of the fifth Ashes Test this summer - but he does not appear ready to countenance a return to that stage.

"I didn't want to take the travelling on again and I feel the same way now," he told The Times.

"I don't have aspirations. This is not a stepping stone back into international cricket. You can't pick and choose.

"(If selected) I would say to them 'I don't believe you're making the right decision.' What about the guy who plays in my place in Bangladesh or Pakistan then doesn't get the chance to be the best player he can in England? I don't think it ever should work like that."

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