Karthik affected by IPL move
Karthik affected by IPL move
Kolkata Knight Riders’ spinner Murali Karthik admits that the team’s preparations have been severely affected by the IPL’s relocation to South Africa for security reasons.
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The Indian government has refused to give the IPL the security guarantees it sought, as the country’s elections are due to take place during April, meaning that police and troops are not going to be available in sufficient numbers to oversee the tournament.
IPL commissioner Lait Modi has therefore opted to move the tournament to South Africa, and Karthik admits that any preparations already made have been affected.
“As an international player you are used to playing in different conditions,” he told Setanta Sports News.
“But it does put your planning into disarray, and you have been preparing for Indian Premier League games in different venues. All the teams must therefore rework their strategies and plans once again.”
Karthik believes that the nomadic nature of the tournament, with no franchise having a home base at a particular South African ground, will also present difficulties.
“Now that South Africa has been awarded the tournament, it will be difficult, as no one franchise will have a home ground,” he continued.
“We will be on the road, playing a couple of games here and there.”
