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Sri Lanka will push ahead with its Twenty20 Premier League
Sri Lanka will push ahead with its inaugural Twenty20 Premier League with Australian and Pakistani players, despite a no-show by Indian stars.
The Sri Lankan sports minister, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, said Sri Lankan cricket would lose money because Indian players were not there but the tournament would be played as planned.
Fast bowlers Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel were among 12 Indian players who were blocked by the Indian officials from playing in the T20 tournament in Sri Lanka from July 19 to August 4.
The minister said the Indian board's reluctance stemmed from media reports that the event was being organised by a Singapore-based company with alleged links to Lalit Modi, the sacked former boss of the Indian Premier League.
"Mr Modi is not involved in our tournament. But we have to accept India's decision. Aluthgamage said.
The London-based Modi faces criminal charges, including false accounting, and accusations by the Indian cricket board that more than $100 million was misappropriated during his three-year tenure as IPL chairman.
The Singapore-based Somerset Entertainment Ventures, who won the marketing rights for five years, have already paid an advance of almost $300,000 to Sri Lanka Cricket, the local Sunday Times newspaper reported.
It said India's reluctance had led to broadcaster ESPN withdrawing support for the tournament, which will feature seven teams and include a mix of local and international players.
Sri Lanka pushes on with T20 plan | Herald Sun
Sri Lanka will push ahead with its inaugural Twenty20 Premier League with Australian and Pakistani players, despite a no-show by Indian stars.
The Sri Lankan sports minister, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, said Sri Lankan cricket would lose money because Indian players were not there but the tournament would be played as planned.
Fast bowlers Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel were among 12 Indian players who were blocked by the Indian officials from playing in the T20 tournament in Sri Lanka from July 19 to August 4.
The minister said the Indian board's reluctance stemmed from media reports that the event was being organised by a Singapore-based company with alleged links to Lalit Modi, the sacked former boss of the Indian Premier League.
"Mr Modi is not involved in our tournament. But we have to accept India's decision. Aluthgamage said.
The London-based Modi faces criminal charges, including false accounting, and accusations by the Indian cricket board that more than $100 million was misappropriated during his three-year tenure as IPL chairman.
The Singapore-based Somerset Entertainment Ventures, who won the marketing rights for five years, have already paid an advance of almost $300,000 to Sri Lanka Cricket, the local Sunday Times newspaper reported.
It said India's reluctance had led to broadcaster ESPN withdrawing support for the tournament, which will feature seven teams and include a mix of local and international players.
Sri Lanka pushes on with T20 plan | Herald Sun
