Colombo, March 20 -- Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that players who have requested to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition will be issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) only upon successfully passing SLC's mandatory Physical Performance Test, according to a release.

With just over a week to go for IPL 2026, the franchises have started their training camps, but the Sri Lankan players set to participate have not yet joined their teams.

In a media release on March 20, SLC stated that players seeking to participate in IPL 2026 must first pass its mandatory Physical Performance Test.

"Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wishes to announce that players who have requested to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ...