Adam Gilchrist does not believe Cricket Australia will bar him from joining the Indian Premier League (IPL) once he retires.
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Adam Gilchrist does not believe Australian cricket's governing body will bar him from joining the Indian Premier League (IPL) once he calls time on his career.
The explosive wicketkeeper-batsman is currently bidding farewell to home fans during the Commonwealth Bank one-day series, ahead of a planned switch to the subcontinent's new franchise-based Twenty20 extravaganza.
But, while the 36-year-old makes his final bow, world cricket boards are in the process of re-drawing individual player contracts in order to accommodate the IPL.
In some cases, clauses have been inserted which prevent players from joining the new competition unless they have been retired for at least two years.
But Gilchrist is likely to be given an exemption by Cricket Australia after he plays his last game in the current CB Series, which also features India and Sri Lanka.
"As far as I know at the moment, Cricket Australia haven't given me any indication they wouldn't want me to part of that, but I'm not 100 percent sure," he said.
"We're just trying to confirm that. It (the IPL) is moving quickly and we're just trying to get a gauge of where it's at so we'll know more in the next few days.
"We're just trying to get a gauge on what the restrictions are."
Problems
Meanwhile, Australia head into their next Commonwealth Bank match against Sri Lanka at the SCG on Friday looking to overcome recent problems in the field.
Both Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting put down catches in the same over against India on Sunday, continuing a run of missed chances during the recent Test series against both their current opponents.
However, Gilchrist remained unconcerned, insisting that such mistakes merely highlighted Australia's fielding strength.
He added: "As long as cricket's played there are going to be dropped catches.
"Sometimes they come in little patches, little clumps, and at other times you go through many, many games without dropping one and no one writes a story about how great the cutting's been.
"It's expected and when you don't catch them it's glaringly obvious, particularly when you set the standards we set.
"All we can do is keep working hard at training and make sure we're as sharp as possible come game day."
