Sri Lankan coach Stuart Law wants IPL to be adjusted in international cricket schedule
Sri Lankan cricket coach, Stuart Law, has said that the cricket authorities around the world should make space for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in their schedules.
Law took over the coaching job of the Islanders after his fellow Australian, Trevor Bayliss, called it a day after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in the subcontinent.
The 4th season of the IPL is currently being played in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and several Sri Lankan players are representing different franchises.
However, the Sri Lankan cricket authorities want the players to return home in order to prepare for their tour of England next month.
There is a difference of opinion over this matter in the cricketing world but Law feels that playing IPL is much better than just training at home as it is competitive cricket at its best. He added that the schedule of IPL should be accommodated in International
cricket.
Law said, "The way I look at it is this. All our boys are playing competitive cricket right now in IPL. They are playing a high level of competition, working under different coaches. It's better that way than having training. From a player's point of view,
a definite window will be helpful.”
He went on to say that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and England can retain their players because they are financially very strong but this is not the case in Sri Lanka. Law added that IPL is very huge because of all the marketing involved and the cricket authorities would
have to come up with a solution.
"But in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, we can't afford that. The IPL won't go away. It's huge. It is shown around the world. The boards will have to come up with a compromise, a definite window to accommodate it," said Law.
The schedule of IPL and the Champions League T20 is causing headaches for cricket officials around the world but ICC should make sure that International cricket is the priority for cricketers and officials rather than franchise cricket.
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