BCCI, Sahara deadlock continues

MUMBAI: The impasse between the BCCI and Subroto Roy?s company Sahara walking out of the IPL and the Indian cricket team?s sponsorship continues.

After the Working Committee meeting, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan said Monday that the board is not ready to make an exception for Sahara?s demand that the money spent on an ailing Yuvraj Singh be part of the Pune Warriors? auction purse. However Sahara can get a replacement for Singh who is in the US undergoing treatment for cancer.

India?s cricket board has said that exceptions cannot be made for the company. Srinivasan clarified that the ball is now in Sahara?s court.

"The BCCI has responded positively within the framework of its rules but it is not possible to create an exception because observance of the regulations is important for the integrity of the league. The issues raised by Sahara were placed before the Working Committee today and we have communicated our response to Sahara. We hope that their response will be favourable. It is now up to them and we?ll wait to see what their reaction is," Srinivasan asserted.