The IPL Twenty20 competition opening on April 18 has been approved by domestic boards, including the ECB, and attracted an array of the world's leading players.
But most England players are centrally contracted to the ECB and will not be able to play in either this year's inaugural series, or next year when England are scheduled to tour West Indies before hosting an Ashes series against Australia.
"I don't see it, no," chairman Giles Clarke told reporters at the official launch of the English domestic season at Lord's.
