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Old 11-04-2008, 01:06 AM in reply to Aurelius's post starting "I admit that this IPL thing is taking..."
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The day before India began a Test match against South Africa in Ahmedabad this month, coach Gary Kirsten scheduled a training session, but only five players made it.
There is no dissent towards the coach, it's just the Indian players had greater priorities than preparing to play for their country - their Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises.
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Gayle said he was more than likely to play in the first Test against Australia even though it clashed with the IPL, where he has an $860,000 annual fee with the Kolkata Knight Riders.

However, his fellow batsmen Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul are yet to announce whether they will start in the Tests or stay in the IPL, which starts next week.

"We haven't discussed anything but we know the rules already, you have to get permission from your board, so obviously it is more than likely you have to come back and play," Gayle said.

"I don't know about the other two," he added when asked about the intentions of Chanderpaul and Sarwan.
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