India's cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has sent out a message to those foreign players having second thoughts of coming over to be part of the second Indian Premier League: It's their loss.
India's cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has sent out a message to those foreign players having second thoughts of coming over to be part of the second Indian Premier League: It's their loss.
Gavaskar wrote in a column to be published in SUNDAY MiD DAY tomorrow: "Quite simply, if overseas players don't come, it is their choice and they will be the losers and not the tournament. The event last year brought many an unknown Indian talent to the fore and that is exactly what any withdrawals will do. Give more chances to the Indian players and save the franchises paying some who are overrated and thus overpaid."
The IPL received a boost yesterday when the event's chairman Lalit Modi revealed that the tournament will be indeed held in India with few modifications in the schedule.
"The BCCI office-bearers met with the IPL today and we are thankful and grateful to Home Minister P Chidambaram for his clarification that security would be provided to the IPL," Modi said yesterday.
However, the authorities will have to put a better performance in terms of security than last year.
According to a review report, copies of which were distributed to team owners and officials during the player auction in Goa recently, security was not up to the mark at certain venues.
Read Sunil Gavaskar's column in Sunday MiD DAY
