Published: May 10, 2013, 09:10 PM (IST)
Edited: May 10, 2013, 09:10 PM (IST)
Regular Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene gave way to David Warner (above) in order for the latter to get ‘captaincy practice’ ahead of Chennai game © IANS
New Delhi: May 10, 2013
Australian batsman David Warner is leading the Delhi Daredevils against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Friday.
Regular skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who will play the match, gave way to Warner for him to get ‘captaincy practice’ ahead of their match against the Super Kings in Chennai May 14.
Jayawardene, being a Sri Lankan, will not be able to play in Chennai due to resentment among Tamilians against the Sinhalese.
Before the tournament started, the IPL governing council had decided that Sri Lankan players will not play IPL matches in Chennai after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that “the participation of Sri Lankan players in the IPL will aggravate an already surcharged atmosphere and further offend the sentiments of the people”.
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