Australia batsman Matthew Hayden insists the quality of cricket in the Indian Premier League has proved the pre-tournament sceptics wrong.

The big-hitting 36-year-old enjoyed a brief stint with the Chennai Super Kings, helping them to four wins from their opening four games.

Hayden has now returned to training with Australia in Brisbane in preparation for the three-match Test series in the West Indies later this month.

But he feels the IPL has already proved a great success.

"We played in front of full crowds over there, they were real spectacles in every way, musical bonanzas, laser shows, all the usual tricks that go with a big tournament," the left-hander said.

"The cricket was outstanding, there were scores between 200 and 240, 250 even at one stage being scored in 20 overs - pretty amazing stuff.

"It has broken down a lot of the cultural barriers that perhaps existed throughout the course of this summer, but also more than anything, it’s been a hell of a lot of fun to play.

"It’s entertaining the players as well as the public."

Hayden though is now focused on the tour of the Caribbean and claims the West Indies is one of his favourite places to play cricket.

"The West Indies brings back amazing memories of the World Cup," he added.

"They’re a culture which we relate to well. In particular I think I’ve enjoyed my cricket as much there as anywhere else in the world."

Hayden’s partner at the top of the Test order Phil Jaques admitted he would have loved to be a part of the IPL, but insisted he was looking forward to the challenge of the West Indies.

"They’ve got plenty of talented players, and if they all have a good day together as a group, they’re going to be a very good team, they’re a hard team to play against," Jaques said.