The England and Wales Cricket Board yesterday announced Sri Lanka would play two Tests and three one-day internationals in April and May next year, plugging a gap in the calendar caused by the cancellation of the series against Zimbabwe.
The dates, however, clash with the second edition of the IPL, which is scheduled to be held between April 10 and May 29.
Several Sri Lankan players - including captain Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis and Sanath Jayasuriya - are contracted with IPL teams.
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England, however, would not be affected as none of their players, with the exception of Dimitri Mascarenhas, have links with the IPL.
Sri Lanka's cricketers are already unhappy with the way the game is administered by the Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee, chaired by former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga.
The biggest sticking point has been the awarding of annual contracts to players and the issue of salaries.
None of the present members of the Sri Lanka team have signed contracts and hence have no obligation to play.
According to regulations, annual contracts should have been signed by March 31, but three months have gone by with no progress.
The interim committee, however, insists there is no cause for panic as the contracts issue will be sorted out next week.
'There are a few things to be ironed out,' Sri Lanka Cricket's chief executive officer Duleep Mendis was quoted in the Colombo-based Daily Mirror.
'There are a few differences between the board and the players but we should reach an agreement by next week.'
The Sri Lanka Cricketers Association (SLCA), which represents the players, hopes to sort out the issue at a meeting to be held later this week.
'We have looked at a few changes,' said SLCA secretary Graeme Labrooy. 'Legal points, match fees and contract fees will come into focus.
'A system has been in place for the past few years and we want to do a thorough review of it.'
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