Michael Clarke says the players have complete confidence in CA and ACA offering the right advice to their participation in the IPL.

While Australia vice-captain Clarke will not be taking part in this year's tournament - scheduled to be held from March 12 to April 25 - he said that had nothing to do with threats being directed at Australians emanating from India.

The latest came this week from a Pakistan militant with links to Al-Qaeda.

Clarke said all the Australian players involved in the tournament were comfortable with waiting for security advice from Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association before deciding whether or not to take part.

"I think in this country we are very lucky that we have got CA and the ACA that look very closely into those decisions before they are made so I think all the players feel confident they will do that and then the individual players will make their decision," he said.

Clarke said the security issues had no bearing on his decision not to take part in this year's tournament - the early part of which clashes with Australia's Test tour of New Zealand - with the IPL then followed by the World Twenty20 in the West Indies in May.

"It (security fears) had no impact on me not going to the IPL," he said.

"With us being in New Zealand we would have only been over there (in the IPL) for a couple of weeks anyway and with the Twenty20 World Cup coming after that, I saw it (the IPL) as an opportunity to give my body another couple of weeks off and spend some time with my family and friends."