SL-WI Test series falls victim to IPL

The International Cricket Council persistent refusal to provide a separate window for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) is taking a toll on Test cricket.

For the second time a Test series has fallen victim to the cash-rich Twenty20 league. The latest is a Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka slated for next April in the Caribbean that had to be abandoned to accommodate player's participation in the IPL.