Sri Lanka told to release IPL players from England

[dinu_rashi]

Sri Lanka told to release IPL players from England

Sri Lanka could be forced to field a second-string side for their tour of England next May after the country's sports minister, Gamini Lokuge, asked the board to release players for the Indian Premier League.
The tour is due to run from April 21-May 30, while the IPL is scheduled for April 10-May 25. Leading Sri Lanka players such as captain Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara are all contracted to the IPL.
"I have asked the cricket board to release the players for IPL and find other suitable players for the England tour," Lokuge told AFP on Thursday.
The players have argued that their IPL contracts were signed before the England tour was finalised and they stood to lose thousands of dollars if they did not take part in the tournament.
"The England tour was a last-minute decision, taken after 13 cricketers had already committed to play in IPL next year," Lokuge said. "So I have asked the board to release the IPL-contracted players."
The ECB arranged the tour of two Tests and three ODIs after a visit by Zimbabwe was cancelled following advice from the UK government.
Last month, Arjuna Ranatunga, the interim committee chief of SLC, "We have a memorandum of understanding with the England and Wales Cricket Board for the tour and we must honour that," he said.
Sri Lanka's one-day tour of Pakistan was cancelled in April-May this year because the dates clashed with the IPL's inaugural tournament.

 

[kalanaweerlk]

Player's should understand their responsibility !!
If Sri Lanka team fails in that series, it will go down to records as another
failure.. It won't include that our best players were not playing in it..

Just look at this also..

''Sri Lanka's one-day tour of Pakistan was cancelled in April-May this year because the dates clashed with the IPL's inaugural tournament.''

IPL added a lot to cricket. But now even the sports authorities are after the commission they are getting..

Money ain't everything..

 

[mbj]

Player's should understand their responsibility !!
If Sri Lanka team fails in that series, it will go down to records as another
failure.. It won't include that our best players were not playing in it..

Just look at this also..

''Sri Lanka's one-day tour of Pakistan was cancelled in April-May this year because the dates clashed with the IPL's inaugural tournament.''

IPL added a lot to cricket. But now even the sports authorities are after the commission they are getting..

Money ain't everything..

well i guess u dnt knw the real situation in the sri lankan cricket authority,
arjuna ranathunga has personally gone to uk to fix this tour up and he want this two games to clash and create problems,

 

[Lich]

Player's should understand their responsibility !!
If Sri Lanka team fails in that series, it will go down to records as another
failure.. It won't include that our best players were not playing in it..

Just look at this also..

''Sri Lanka's one-day tour of Pakistan was cancelled in April-May this year because the dates clashed with the IPL's inaugural tournament.''

IPL added a lot to cricket. But now even the sports authorities are after the commission they are getting..

Money ain't everything..

this is basically the personal grudge that Arjuna has.....

IPL money doesnt come to SLC .. its only for the players.. so Arjuna wanted to put up a tourny so that players cannot join such kinda tournements.. anyway.. hats off to the minister....

 

[DJ.Parker]

they have made the IPL contract b4 the england tour was offered so player are bound to IPL. And im not sure whether they can cancel the contract......if so IPL could sue those players

 

[kalanaweerlk]

this is basically the personal grudge that Arjuna has.....

IPL money doesnt come to SLC .. its only for the players.. so Arjuna wanted to put up a tourny so that players cannot join such kinda tournements.. anyway.. hats off to the minister....

i think we all could remember how Arjuna told the indian media that India gonna reach d finals with aussies..

and now he's controlling our cricket.. this ain't gonna work.. no way..

Yeah.. Hat's off to the minister who understood the real situation

 

[kalanaweerlk]

well i guess u dnt knw the real situation in the sri lankan cricket authority,
arjuna ranathunga has personally gone to uk to fix this tour up and he want this two games to clash and create problems,

tx for informing me bro
Arjuna never gonna learn his lesson.. never..

 

[ahamednishadh]

well this must be a big blow to arujuna who is trying to please england in every way possible.

da minister has done a very good thing. arujuna despite being a past captain has brought a whole lot of mess to SLC. it mite take a long time to get all dat mess cleared if he is not removed quickly!

 

[Tharindu Chat]

Well Done Minister
U r doing good job at the moment

Where the Arjuna are,There r clashes
ealier he release ban on ICL players,Den Minister changed it

Sri Lanka will play under a new captain here n England