Cricket Australia and players close in on IPL compromise

Among growing concerns over the participation of Australian players in the Indian Premier League, the Sydney Morning Herald reports of a possible compromise reached between Cricket Australia and its contracted players to ensure they can play in the BCCI-run Twenty20 tournament.

It is believed the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations, which is handling the negotiations, has struck two crucial compromises. Under the original contract, Australians would not have been released to play for their states or attend national training camps during the billion-dollar Twenty20 tournament, but that stumbling block has been cleared in the past 48 hours.

Significant progress has also been made in relation to players' obligation to endorse products that may clash with Cricket Australia's commercial partners. Now images of Australian players, for example, may be used only in advertising campaigns in the Indian market, not the global market.

The Herald Sun tracks the progress made so far in reaching an agreement.