Source: CCTV.com

03-23-2009 10:20

The Indian Premier League Twenty tournament will be held outside India this year.

Cricket's lucrative Indian Premier League will be held abroad this  year, organisers said Sunday, blaming the government for being  unable to provide security for the showpiece tournament(AFP/File)

The country's cricket board failed to secure government approval for its matches due to a clash of schedule with general elections. The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India made the announcement on Sunday.

Shashank Manochar, President of Board of Control for Cricket, said, "we were forced to take a decision to move the event out of India and the board has taken a decision to move the event out of India and we're in discussion with other boards who are...have shown their willingness to hold the event in their respective countries."