IPL dates to be revised after attack on Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: Indian government has directed its cricket board to revise the IPL dates in view of security after the attack on Sri Lanka team in Lahore and the IPL commissioner Lalith Modi will announce here today the new schedule.

Following the terrorists attack on Sri Lankan team in Liberty area of Lahore yesterday, the Indian government keeping in view the security concerns has directed the board to revise the schedule of the second edition of the IPL.

India’s interior minister Chidambaram told in a TV interview that due to elections of the Lok Sabha, he had directed to reschedule the IPL because the government did not want to hold IPL matches during the Lok Sabha elections and providing full security to players would be difficult.

The IPL commissioner Lalith Modi said that he is working on the new schedule of the IPL after receiving directives from the government and the revised dates would be announced today.

The second edition of the Indian Premier League was earlier scheduled to be held from April 10 to 24.

Yousuf speaks recklessly for want of knowledge: PCB

LAHORE: Taking strict note on the recent statements of Test cricketer Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Saturday said, Yousuf’s irresponsible statements are caused by his lack of knowledge.

In a statement released via PCB press release here, it is stated, Muhammad Yousuf’s allegations, leveled on PCB, are baseless as PCB is an independent board which mere works following policies laid down by ICC’s Governing Body.

Yousuf is at fault as he unilaterally broke his PCB’s contract by joining Indian Premier League (IPL) without informing PCB, it added.

Meanwhile, former Director PCB HR Nadeem Akram said, Board extended 10 million rupees offer to him on condition to withdraw his IPL contract but he failed to quit playing for IPL, now he is trying to prove himself innocent and PCB blameworthy.