ICC ready to revise tour plans for IPL

Haroon Lorgat, newly appointed CEO of International Cricket Council (ICC), has hinted that the international cricket calender may be revised to make room for the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

Lorgat, who will take over from Malcolm Speed as the ICC CEO in July, said it was hard to ignore the league, and the game's governing body was more than willing to tinker with the Future Tours Program (FTP) to accomodate it in the international calender.

"IPL is something that is exciting and can be used to enhance and grow the game around the globe. Cricket is unique in that we have three formats now, and that can be used to attract new fans. If we need to revisit FTP, we will do that," Lorgat told The Sydney Morning Herald.

Lorgat allayed fears that twenty20 would kill test and one-day cricket, and said all three forms could survive if the number of games was managed properly. "If well managed, I think all three forms of the game are sustainable. It's just about finding the right balance," he said.