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IPL monitor: Round-up of the day's news
Kolkata fined again, Bangalore to play in Jaipur
Cricinfo staff
May 14, 2008
No venue shift for Bangalore
The Bangalore Royal Challengers' match against the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday will go ahead as scheduled after Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, refused their request to shift the match in light of yesterday's serial bomb blasts in Jaipur, which killed about 60 people. "We cannot do that [shift the venue]. The match will go ahead as scheduled in Jaipur on Saturday," Modi told Cricinfo, adding that additional security will be provided at the team hotels and the Sawai Mansingh stadium, the match venue.
Laxman backs under-fire Dravid
VVS Laxman has firmly backed Rahul Dravid, his India team-mate and Indian Premier League rival, whose Bangalore team is in the middle of a torrid run. "For sure, Rahul is a good captain," Laxman, told Cricinfo. "Even if you see the games Rahul's team have lost, some of them were very close. If they had won those, no questions would have been raised about his captaincy. I am sure he will bounce back because I know he is a very tough character."
Kolkata's poor time management skills
The Kolkata Knight Riders have been handed US$1000 fine by Talat Ali for maintaining a slow over-rate during their match against the Delhi Daredevils, the third time in as matches that they have been rapped for the offense. The IPL's regulations state that a team will be fined $500 for each slow over. Ali had leveled a similar fine on them after their match against the Deccan Chargers, prior to which they incurred a $500 fine after facing the Bangalore Royal Challengers on May 8.
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