An influential group of former test players and umpires, including Jamaican and former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh, wants the global calendar to change to allow all players to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The MCC world cricket committee which also includes Mike Atherton, Geoffrey Boycott, Alec Stewart and Mike Gatting, propose that cricket chiefs put aside two three-week periods a year for the IPL as they believe a well-planned fixture list would allow test, 50-over and Twenty20 cricket to co-exist.

The world cricket committee believes a properly thought-out calendar would also prevent players retiring prematurely from the international game because of the lure of higher wages in the IPL.
Source:radiojamaica.com