England and australia deliema for player by Ipl

ENGLAND players could be forced to choose between the Indian Premier League and their country - and Australia's might have to do the same - after IPL boss Lalit Modi decided the players' two-week availability for the tournament is not long enough.

England play the West Indies in their first Test starting on May 6, giving the players about 15 days to play IPL. However, although the England and Wales Cricket Board thought it had cleared a path for the England players to compete at the IPL, Modi has apparently reversed the agreement and now decreed that to qualify for a two-year club deal, the players must be available for at least a month.

The stalemate could catch out as many as six England players, including Kevin Pietersen. The player auction is on February 6.

"This development is a serious concern," Professional Cricketers Association chief Sean Morris told England's Daily Telegraph. "If we are the only country not to have players appearing in the IPL then that would not be a good prospect."

Australia are due to play Pakistan in a one-day series after touring South Africa, meaning the Australians will have similar time constraints to the England players .

Cricket Australia spokesman Peter Young said yesterday that if the Pakistan series did go ahead there would be be some overlap.

"As far as we expect, our players would still be able to play in some of the IPL," he said.

Hayden cops it for IPL damage

In an apparent warning to Australians that they compete in the Indian Premier League at their own risk, Cricket Australia punished Matthew Hayden by docking his pay for exacerbating his heel injury during the Indian Premier League. Hayden, who retired recently after being dropped from Australia's One-Day International and Twenty20 squads, had his lucrative CA retainer slashed after being sent home from Australia's tour of the West Indies last May with the injury, a newspaper report claimed.
CA officials believed Hayden had suffered or exacerbated the injury while playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL in April though the former opener had pleaded that it was chronic. The Australian board had used a clause in its overseas club-playing agreement to deny Hayden a portion of his retainer and any compensation or insurance for missing the Caribbean tour.
“CA appears to be taking a stance that it cannot be held liable for any injuries suffered in the IPL - even though it gives its top players the green light to go

Mohammad Asif Dope test

Mohammad Asif, who opted out of the Indian Premier League at his own request, must still be cleared of doping charges if he wants to play for Pakistan again, an official said on Tuesday.
Mohammad Asif who was contracted for Delhi Daredevils For three Years 650,000$ a year contract in the 20-twenty format. "We have released him, but I suppose Asif still needs to have his name cleared if he wants to play official cricket," Delhi Daredevils chief operating officer Amrit Mathur told .Asif was found 0.24 gms of opium in his wallet in the Dubai Airport.The talented seamer has taken 51 wickets in 11 Tests, 36 wickets in 31 one-dayers and 12 wickets in nine Twenty20 internationals since his debut in 2005."I am going through a tremendous amount of pressure. My only purpose and wish is to play for my nation Pakistan again, and for that I need to disengage from any other cricket engagements."