IPL goes abroad; BCCI says sorry

With the state governments playing tough on sparing forces for security, the Indian Premier League was on Sunday shifted to another country amid speculation that England or South Africa would be the venue for the second edition of the high-profile event.

The decision to shift the Twenty20 tournament out of the country was taken at the BCCI's emergency Working Committee meeting here to take a final call on the cash-rich event which had run into rough weather because of security apprehensions.

In Image: IPL CEO Lalit Modi (C), Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shahrukh Khan (L), Punjab Kings XI owners Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia (R) address the press after the team owners meet in Mumbai on Sunday.

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