Four franchises IANS spoke to were confident that the issue would be sorted out by the time the Twenty20 tournament reaches itsu00a0business end.u00a0The franchises feel the IPL will be robbed of good competition and it will be a win-win situation for Chennai Super Kings is they are allowed to get away with it.

“There is no level playing field in Chennai. How can we afford to miss our captain and other crucial players when we are playing a play-off or a knock-out tie in Chennai,” a franchise official said.