"Are you coming by February 9?" An official of a BPL franchise asked a Sri Lankan player who is taking part in the ongoing ILT20 in Sharjah while sitting in the lobby of the team hotel on February 6.
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The Sri Lankan cricketer replied that he can only confirm the dates after seeing where his team stands in the ILT20, while the official was passing time trying to make small talk with cricketers who are plying their trade at different franchise-based T20 tournaments.
"The biggest problem for us (BPL franchises) is that these cricketers are committed to different franchise leagues and now only can make time if they have completed their stint in one tournament and there is time before joining the next tournament," the official told Cricbuzz on request of anonymity.
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