A major standoff between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket was on Thursday averted with Sri Lanka extending the deadline for its players' return from the IPL till May 18. This compromise has put an end to the uncertainty over their availability.Under pressure from the BCCI to extend the original May 5 deadline, Sri Lanka Cricket relented after a meeting with their Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and allowed its star players to participate in cash-rich event for 13 more days.Sources have said that according to the revised schedule, the players will now participate in the IPL till May 18 and leave from Mumbai for their tour of England after that.The series against England starts May 14 with a practice match against Middlesex, followed by another warm-up game against England Lions on May 19.