The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) new chief executive Haroon Lorgat has stressed that the future of international cricket is at risk after the Sri Lanka Cricket Board surrendered to its players' pressure to skip their England tour next season for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).
"If this kind of situation is not managed properly in the future, the lifeblood of all member countries could be threatened. International cricket generates revenue that is essential to our survival," he said.
"Sri Lanka should sort out the situation accordingly. To satisfy players financially by relying on their payments from IPL is not sustainable. Players have short careers and they want immediate rewards but we have to educate them about the development of the game. All of us, players included, must be responsible during this time of enormous opportunity," he added.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has guaranteed that international cricket will take precedence though the IPL committee, will contend that the league cannot be answerable for the market forces that have been behind the decision by Sri Lanka Cricket's interim committee.
"To BCCI’s credit, they have respected the priority of nation versus nation cricket," the ICC chief said.
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