Australia has announced their squad to play Pakistan in a five ODIs in UAE, and there are seven cricketers in the squad who are also contracted by the Indian Premier League. This effectively means that these cricketers will not be able to participate in this second edition of IPL till the 7th of May, as the series against Pakistan goes on till then. Most of the IPL teams would have completed half of their allocated quota of 14 league matches and hence, the series comes as a big blow to the franchises.
The common list to both the squad to UAE and those signed up by the IPL consists of Nathan Bracken (Bangalore Royal Challengers), James Hopes (Kings XI Punjab), David Hussey (Kolkata Knight Riders), Brett Lee (Kings XI Punjab), Shaun Marsh (Kings XI Punjab), Andrew Symonds (Deccan Chargers) and Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals). This effectively means that the team from Punjab is the worst affected with three of its players being missed out for the initial part of the tournament. Another batsman, Simon Katich is a test match specialist and hence was not chosen for the ODIs, effectively paving way to feature in the IPL for the Kings XI Punjab.
What is worse for the Punjab team is that they have already lost Jerome Taylor due to a car accident (http://www.sportspundit.com/article/2425/) and S. Sreesanth has been declared unfit for the tournament too. This means that they have lost five frontline cricketers ā three and a half bowlers ā and effectively damaging their hopes in the tournament.
My views on issue: Andrew Symondsā inclusion in the Australian squad would be good news for his fans and he would like to take this opportunity with both his hands. Even if he does not score too many, or picks a lot of scalps, what one would definitely like to see is the on-field attitude that one can expect from a cricketer. 
Deccan Chargers will most definitely miss his services, especially given that the team would have been desperate to get out of the rut that they had found themselves in, last year. They will have to heavily rely on Scott Styris to lend them the balance in the middle order, after the anticipated starts at the top.
For the crux of the issue, I have no hesitation in having the teams pick up players and expecting them to put their country over an IPL; however, the question is whether it is feasible to expect them to do so time and again. Especially after getting paid so much. A reduction in the FTP and a provision for IPL in the ICC calendar is due!