New Delhi: Franchise owners of the Indian Premier League have decided to toe the line of the BCCI and say they will accept a board-appointed IPL chairman, sources have told CNN-IBN.
The sources said the IPL team owners have refuted reports of going against BCCI president Shashank Manohar and said they will abide by the Board's decision. This is in complete contrast to reports that had emerged on Tuesday that indicated that owners wanted the board to hear them before deciding on the fate of IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
As of Tuesday, seven team owners were reportedly backing Modi. Modi has already received unabashed praise from Vijay Mallya, owner of Bangalore Royal Challengers, who said there is no need to replace the architect of the IPL as its commissioner. And Modi was quick to tweet thanks for the gesture.
Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy, who bought the new Pune franchise, also said: "One thing is important - Modi has done tremendous work for IPL and one should note that."
