IPL in doubt after security officials refuse to accept fresh schedule 16/03/2009 |
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The Indian Premier League has failed to agree on a schedule for the second edition of the tournament after a second meeting with home ministry officials.
The ministry, which is in charge of internal security in the country, had asked the IPL to revise its original dates as it clashes with general elections.
That has created concerns about the ability of the paramilitary to provide adequate security for both events.
General elections in India are spread over five days between 16 April and 13 May, cutting significantly into the IPL's schedule which runs from 10 April to 24 May.
Last week the IPL submitted a fresh schedule that was designed to keep matches away from a city or state on the relevant polling dates but that was rejected on Friday by the home ministry with several state security chiefs saying they could not provide security.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India then met again with the government's interior ministry today to seek a resolution but have failed to come up with one.
"The home ministry have expressed their concerns which they explained in detail," said N Srinivasan, secretary of the BCCI. "We have also explained our difficulties and expressed our own concerns and the importance of the tournament to all the various stakeholders."
IPL officials are keen to stick to the same time-frame as it might not be possible to find another slot for the tournament on a crowded international calendar, with most of the star players required for the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June.
Some players and officials have expressed concerns about playing on the subcontinent after the recent terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.
That forced IPL organisers to undertake a detailed assessment of the security arrangements and they have since promised to take charge of all player security arrangements for the event, with tournament chief Lalit Modi saying the security budget will be 10-times what it had been for the 2008 event.
(Source: Guardian.co.uk)
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