| MUMBAI:
The Indian Premier League could well find two of its most lucrative match venues
out of the map of the second edition. With Delhi out of the list, uncertainty
is looming over Mumbai with the Maharashtra police Director General Suprakash
Chakravarty saying it won't be possible to provide security for the event while
elections are on. "It's
not possible to provide security to IPL when elections are on, IPL will put a
strain on our forces. Just for the pleasure of some people who love watching cricket
in the evening, we would not like to over-strain our policemen who would be busy
securing the election venues," the DGP said.
Chakravarty
pointed out that the IPL could be held after 30 April once the polls in the state
are over. Meanwhile,
signalling a divided stance, Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor said the
city was ready to host the IPL matches. "The
dates of the IPL matches are not in proximity with the election dates and we presently
have no problems with the dates suggested by the BCCI for the matches," he
said. Eleven
matches were to be played in Maharashtra before 30 April, eight of which were
to be in Mumbai. Frantically
rejigging the schedule time and again, the IPL top brass had submitted a new tournament
calendar to the Home Ministry for the third time on 17 April. The
schedule was then subsequently sent to the eight host cities to take into account
their reservations and security constraints during the time of the polls. | 
