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The controversies around the IPL have continued to haunt them right throughout the lead-up to the start of the tournament. However, on Monday, the tournament received a temporary respite when the FICA chief, Tim May gave a thumbs-up to the report it has received from IPL about the security situation and the way it was planned during the tournament.
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England’s top-order batsman, Ravi Bopara has said that he will delay his departure to India for the Indian Premier League. He said that he was apprehensive about the security situation in the country and did not know whether he could tour the country or no.
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Bangladesh’s former captain and current fast bowler, Mashraf Mortaza has said that he is not sure about his future as a Test match bowler. Mortaza was recovering from his knee injury for the last eight odd months, that he had sustained in the West Indies last July.
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Lalit Modi seems to have been upset by the tactics of the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) and has said that the IPL will not recognise them despite their strong-arm tactics. He has also criticised Ricky Ponting and has said that Ponting’s behaviour was unwarranted as he tried to dissuade the cricketers from travelling to India during the IPL.
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The name Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar echoed not only in Gwalior’s Major Roop Singh Stadium but also throughout the country as he smashed a double century against South Africa in an ODI. Tendulkar became the first ever batsman in the history of cricket to score double century and it was befitting that it was Tendulkar who did it before anyone else!
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Aussie quickie, Brett Lee is said to be contemplating retiring from the five day format of the game to be able to concentrate on only the ODIs and the T20Is. Lee has been out of the Australian squad for some time now and has had issues with major injuries and has not been the first choice in the Test team despite being one of the fastest around.
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The New Zealand and the Australian cricket board have been asked to stay on a stand-by to host the 2011 edition of the World Cup, after it has been deemed that the security threat in India is for real. The CEO of the New Zealand Cricket (NZC), Justin Vaughan has said that that the ICC had asked them to remain on the stand-by but also added that the situation would be resolved and the tournament could be held as planned in the Asian nations of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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