Sri Lanka's sports authorities yesterday ordered its cricketers playing in the Indian Premier League to return home for training ahead of next month's tour of England.
Sri Lanka's sports authorities yesterday ordered its cricketers playing in the Indian Premier League to return home for training ahead of next month's tour of England. "In future, national cricket players can participate in foreign tournaments only in a manner that will not affect practices of the Sri Lankan national team," Sports Minister Mahinadananda Althugamage said in a statement.
It said those who are selected for the three-Test series in England will have to return home for practice despite their IPL commitments.
Former skipper Kumar Sangakkara and deputy Mahela Jayawardene are among 11 national players in the IPL.
The statement did not say how the players will be penalised if they did not attend practice as required under a new sports ministry decree, but official sources said they were likely to be dropped if they did not comply.
