 Plunkett was a key player for England on their Australian tour |
Plunkett, 21, made the offer between England's one-day success in Australia and leaving for the World Cup, which starts in the Caribbean on 13 March.
"With close family on their death bed you would, wouldn't you?" he said.
"Dad said he wouldn't take it because of the career I have ahead of me. I was prepared but he wouldn't accept it."
Alan Plunkett had a liver transplant 10 years ago but could need another one in the future, and his son said he took inspiration from his father's battle against the disease.
"He was good to me when I was younger, he took me everywhere and the struggle he has had over the last 10 years shows he has been fighting quite hard," he said.
"It is not like he is in bed all the time, he is fine, walking around the shops and driving around."
Liam is the only suitable donor as Alan's brothers and sister are incompatible because they have the same medical condition.
"As soon as he found out he offered me one straight away without any consideration whatsoever about his career," Plunkett snr told the Sunday Sun.
"All he was worried about was me and my health and he simply said, 'take one of mine'.
"You could not do anything more for a parent but I said, 'thanks but no thanks'.
"It was an amazing thing to do but I could not accept because I'd be worried it would affect his cricket career."
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