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Mumbai, India: The sponsorship row between Cricket Australia (CA) and the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) has been resolved and the likes of Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee will be available at Wednesday's auction.
"The (Australian) players have already started to sign the agreement," IPL chairman Lalit Modi said yesterday. While contracted players sign a binding memorandum of understanding at the start, organisers had set tomorrow as the deadline for signing long-form agreements.
The row had led to doubts over the availability of the 16 contracted Australian players, who also include Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer, for the Mumbai auction.
CA wanted the interests of its sponsors to be protected during the IPL, a request the organisers had rejected. More than 80 international players will feature in the auction with each of the eight franchises having a cap of $5 million to buy foreign players.
The inaugural 44-day IPL starts on April 18. The IPL has been officially endorsed by cricket's governing body but players cannot compete if it clashes with international duties.
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