The stand-off between the cricket boards of India and Sri Lanka seems to be aggravating as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken a tough stance.
The BCCI has said it might block payments of Lankan players for the ongoing fourth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL-4) if the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) did not allow its players to stay on for the entire season.
According to sources, the BCCI has been miffed at the SLC after its request to allow the Lankan cricketers to stay back was turned down. The SLC had ignored the BCCI’s plea and maintained that it would recall all its players by May 5 for the upcoming tour of England.
Sources confirmed that the BCCI might ask the IPL franchises to withhold the payments of Lankan players and even not pay the SLC its share of 10 per cent of the players’ earnings.
According to IPL rules, only those players would be paid their entire salary who stay on till the end, that is May 22.
There are 10 Sri Lankan players playing in IPL-4. The collective earnings of these players this season is estimated around $56,80,000 of which SLC stands to gain $5,68,000 as per its contract with the BCCI.
