Sri Lanka's Twenty20 captain Dinesh Chandimal
has made himself unavailable for the IPL, and has instead planned an
intensive training programme to prepare for the Champions Trophy, and a
busy limited-overs schedule to follow for Sri Lanka. Chandimal will also
take English lessons and media training in Sri Lanka during the next
two months, having been named captain in Twenty20s, and vice-captain in
the other formats in February.
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Chandimal had been approached by at least one IPL franchise, who were
seeking a replacement for an injured overseas player, but although no
formal offer was made, he has decided to rule himself out of the
tournament.
Chandimal had gone unsold in the 2013 IPL auction, and if a franchise
had signed him as a replacement, his contract would have been worth his
base auction price of $100,000. He is unlikely to have regularly been in
the playing XI however, and may have collected significantly less than
that amount. Training opportunities may also have been limited during
the tournament. In 2012, he was released by Rajasthan Royals midway
through the IPL to allow him to return home to train ahead of the home
series against Pakistan.
"Chandimal hasn't requested a no objection certificate (NOC), and so he
won't be playing in the IPL," Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ajit Jayasekara
said.
Thirteen other Sri Lanka players have signed contracts for this year's IPL, but will not play in Chennai, due to political upheaval over the treatment of Sri Lankan Tamils in Tamil Nadu.
Sri Lanka's next international assignment is the Champions Trophy in
June, after which they play a tri-series with India and West Indies, and
a home limited-overs series against South Africa, in quick succession.
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