ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat has ruled out any possibility for the IPL to be accommodated in the Future Tours Program.

Lorgat, who was in New Delhi to unveil the ICC World Twenty20 trophy said the Indian Premier League was a domestic event and creating a window in the FTP was not an option.

"We are mindful of the fact that there are other domestic T20 tournaments as well.

It is not possible to create a separate window for the IPL because its a domestic event and we can't accommodate domestic events in the FTP. The IPL has also not sought for the window."

Jaipur skipper Shane Warne had earlier mooted the idea of a separate window for the IPL to allow international stars a fair chance to play in the tournament.

With the IPL drawing to a close, however, focus will soon shift to the ICC World Twenty20 to be played in the West Indies from April 30 and Lorgat sounded enthusiastic about the event.

"It has been a scheduling challenge for us. We want to play the World Twenty20 every two years, the Champions Trophy every four years and the World Cup every four years so that both formats of the game are neatly alternated."

The last time the West Indies held a major ICC event was back in 2007- the ICC Cricket World Cup, which suffered after India and Pakistan were knocked out in the group stages and match attendance was lower than what the ICC would have bargained for.

However, Lorgat refused to read too much into the past and despite the hosts cutting a sorry figure in world cricket, he was optimistic of a successful tournament this year.

"The West Indies have a rich tradition of cricket and they are a full member country of the ICC and we cannot ignore that. They are a powerful cricketing country."

Matthew Hayden has created ripples with the mongoose bat in his stint for Chennai this IPL but Lorgat said the bat was within the framework of the laws of the ICC.

"Players are entitled to use whatever is in the laws of the game and I don't see the mongoose bat violating any of the ICC's provisions."

Meanwhile, Lorgat seemed reluctatnt to be drawn on the issue of two Essex players being investigated for match-fixing.

"I do not want to comment on county cricket incident because police is investigating the issue," the ICC supremo said.

Lorgat will now move to Mumbai where the World T20 trophy is scheduled to be unveiled next.

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