India, May 10 -- Despite IPL teams disbanding this weekend and most overseas players expected to return home while the IPL is suspended for the coming week, there remains some optimism about the IPL being played to conclusion within the month of May as the BCCI hunts for alternative solutions. However, as per an ESPNcricinfo report, there is an understanding within the franchises that all overseas players might not be available for the entirety of the IPL, if the schedule is pushed beyond the originally scheduled final on May 25.

"While the franchises remain optimistic that most overseas players would return if the tournament were to resume later in May, they admitted there would be no guarantees if the window extended beyond May 25, whe...