26 January,2009 08:06 AM IST | | Agencies
As if endorsing Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi's view, England cricketers, who have been cleared to play in this year's IPL, have refused to hand over their signed central contracts to their employers until they get the guarantee about their availability for the Twenty20 tournament next year.
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England and Wales Cricket Board have cleared the way for its players to take part in this year's IPL by granting a 21-day window. But now it has emerged that the players and the ECB still have issues to settle, according to a report.
Modi has said he wanted a two-year commitment from the players who are hoping to be bought in next month's auction.u00a0