The England Cricket Board(ECB) might have given their players a 21 day window to participate in this year's IPL tournament but the commissioner of the IPL Lalit Modi wants a two-year commitment from the players and a four-week window for non-Test players.
Lalit Modi said that "England players will be considered if we get answers to the above [conditions] by Monday, along with the No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for next two years." He also told that these conditions have been conveyed to the ECB and further added that "Most of the players listed for the first auction last time, including those from Australia and South Africa, were signed on three-year contracts backed by firm commitments of availability by those boards," Modi said. "We are only asking the ECB for a similar official commitment."
Tim Wright, chief executive of Deccan Chargers also seemed to back Lalit Modi when he said that "If we are going to bid for an English player at the auction, we would need a commitment for at least two years". "We are 100% with the IPL on this. Such a commitment is essential for a franchise because team-building and balance is a long-term exercise that requires a certain element of continuity."
Source: Crickinfo
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