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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sri_lion" data-source="post: 2387090" data-attributes="member: 4103">Sri Lanka's tour to England in 2009 is in doubt because of potential commitment clashes with the lucrative Indian Premier League.The majority of Sri Lanka's top players are signed up to three-year deals with one of the IPL's eight team franchises.The six-week tournament will start on 10 April, which is set to clash with the first Test scheduled for 8 May.Sri Lanka stepped in to take on Zimbabwe's tour after England cut cricket ties with the African country.Sri Lanka's administrators have yet to ratify the two-Test, three one-day international programme.A committee meeting is set to take place in Colombo on Thursday, where the tour is expected to be confirmed.But they face the real threat of a revolt if their leading players choose the IPL over international commitments.Captain Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando, Sanath Jayasuriya and Upal Tharanga are among the players to have signed lucrative three-year deals with IPL franchises.<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/sri_lanka/7497395.stm" target="_blank">Read More >></a></blockquote>

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