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Dharamsala: A Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, has said the IPL semi-finals have been shifted to Mumbai following the low-intensity bomb blasts outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday, ahead of the match between Bangalore and Mumbai.
Lalit Modi, the IPL Commissioner, has just said that the semi-finals have been moved out of Bangalore to the DY Patil Stadium in the outskirts of Mumbai, after what happened in Bangalore yesterday. "We don't want to take any chances. We want to ensure the safety of our players and spectators alike," Modi said. .
IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said the governing council was not ready to take any chances and they wanted to ensure the safety of players and spectators.
The matches will take place on Wednesday and Thursday at the D.Y. Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
Modi said IPL was reluctant to relocate the semifinals at such short notice. "But yesterday's incidents have made it clear that the current environment in Bangalore prevents us from continuing with our original plans. The incidents were assessed by local police and the IPL's security agency as being of a minor nature but they have forced our hand."
"This decision is naturally disappointing for the people of Bangalore but has been taken with the tournament's best interests, and the interests of its many varied stakeholders, in mind," Modi said in a statement.
"The IPL wishes those affected by yesterday's incidents a speedy recovery from injuries suffered as a result of the cowardly actions. Despite this setback, we're confident the semifinals and finals of DLF IPL 2010 will be successfully contested and provide a fitting finale to a remarkable tournament."
