Should the Indian Premier League team prevail, Somerset's poor net run-rate could well ruin their chances.
The Indian Premier League said teams taking part were being told of the move.
He also owns the Kolkata Knight Riders team of the lucrative Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
The Indian Premier League, a glitzy cricket competition, was meant to showcase the best of Indian sport.
But he has opted out of returning altogether after committing himself to the new Indian Premier League.
In late 2009, FORBES called the Indian Premier League (IPL) the hottest sports league in the world.
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Ryder was due to leave New Zealand on Friday to play Twenty20 cricket in the Indian Premier League.
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The 33-year-old Collingwood is contracted to play for Indian Premier League side Delhi Daredevils in the 20-over club competition.
The 31-year-old will cover for Ryan Harris while he is playing for Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.
England have no official coach for the tour, while the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction was held during the Test.
The Netherlands' trump card was Dirk Nannes, who has Indian Premier League experience, allied to spells with Victoria and Middlesex.
Morris risks losing batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Wavell Hinds to the Indian Premier League and the Indian Cricket League respectively.
The Indian Premier League is due to start in April and now has nearly 50 international players in its line-up.
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has said any team fielding unsanctioned ICL players will be excluded from the autumn tournament.
The ICL is a rival to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is not sanctioned by any of cricket's governing bodies.
The only remaining complication for England is the individual travel arrangements of squad members recently involved in the Indian Premier League.
Pietersen has, however, accepted the job of skippering Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, which begins later this month.
Dravid's last act as a top-level cricketer will be playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the forthcoming 20-over Indian Premier League tournament.
Mott was also linked with coaching new Indian Premier League side Kochi.
But the 37-year-old former Australian Test batsman will miss the start of next season because of his commitments to the Indian Premier League.
And the men who run Indian cricket, addled on the riches of the lucrative Indian Premier League, don't appear to be too bothered.
But the Games are struggling to match the popular cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League, which has become the world's wealthiest cricket series.
Do you play more one-dayers and Twenty20 matches, including an enlarged, lucrative Indian Premier League, and put Test cricket on the back burner?
Sri Lanka captain Jayawardene could cancel his deal with Derbyshire after the Indian Premier League announced an extension of its schedule into June.
India's Tamil Nadu state has said it will not host Indian Premier League games with Sri Lankan players, amid anger over Colombo's rights record.
His brilliant Indian Premier League form continued as he blasted six sixes in his innings, taking the hotly-tipped Proteas to a total of 211-5.
Are cricket fans turning their backs on the ongoing fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's showcase fast cricket contest?
Dimitri Mascarenhas became the first England player to be signed by the Indian Premier League when he was recruited by Jaipur in March 2008.
The Lancastrian denied suggestions that his involvement in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 event earlier this year caused his Test career to end prematurely.
But Shoaib, who had been on a two-year probation for attacking team-mate Mohammad Asif last year, can still play in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League.
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