IPL told to reconsider match dates
Sunday, 15 March 2009
The Indian government has asked the IPL organisers to reconsider segments of the revised schedule that had been sent to them for approval. The home ministry wants some of the dates to be changed in order to avoid a clash with the general elections.
"The MHA (ministry of home affairs) is advising the IPL organisers that it may not be feasible to hold the matches as per the revised schedule submitted by them on March 7, 2009. The IPL organisers have been advised to accommodate the concerns of various state governments and draw up a revised schedule and submit the same to the MHA," a ministry statement said.
N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary who also owns the IPL team, Chennai Super Kings, said he believed the government had not rejected the revised schedule. "But we will be rescheduling it," Srinivasan said. -Cricinfo
"The MHA (ministry of home affairs) is advising the IPL organisers that it may not be feasible to hold the matches as per the revised schedule submitted by them on March 7, 2009. The IPL organisers have been advised to accommodate the concerns of various state governments and draw up a revised schedule and submit the same to the MHA," a ministry statement said.
N Srinivasan, the BCCI secretary who also owns the IPL team, Chennai Super Kings, said he believed the government had not rejected the revised schedule. "But we will be rescheduling it," Srinivasan said. -Cricinfo