Sri Lanka's new skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan, one of the stars of the Indian Premier League, has said he wants to leave the event early to travel with the national team to England on tour. Dilshan is keen to join the Sri Lankan squad when they fly to England on May 10, which means he would have to abandon his Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL side three weeks before the tournament ends.
Sri Lanka are set to play three Tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty20 international during the tour. "Dilshan is keen to travel with the team, to try and create a bond as some of the senior players will be joining the squad a bit late," Dilshan's manager Roshan Abeysinghe told AFP. Sri Lanka Cricket last week allowed its IPL players to stay on in India until May 18, rowing back on a request for them to return by May 5 to prepare for the tour.
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