Published: Oct 19, 2015, 11:34 AM (IST)
Edited: Oct 19, 2015, 11:57 AM (IST)
New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on Monday strongly condemned the attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by Shiv Sena workers protesting against the Board president Shashank Manohar’s scheduled meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan. “Strongly condemns the attack on BCCI Office by Shiv Sena,” Shukla, a top BCCI functionary, wrote on his Twitter handle. “BCCI is a responsible body and will not do anything against national interest. Cricketing decisions should be left to BCCI. “Cricket is a gentleman’s game and the spirit of the game expects same generosity and tolerance from those who love the game,” he further tweeted. ALSO READ: Shiv Sena storm BCCI office in Mumbai over cricket relations with Pakistan
Shiv Sena workers were protesting against BCCI chief Manohar’s meeting with PCB chairman Shahryar, to discuss the fate of bilateral series slated for December. The Sena workers barged into the BCCI office holding anti-Pakistan placards and shouted slogans against Shahryar Khan, who is in Mumbai to meet the newly elected BCCI president. The protesters “gheraoed” BCCI chief Manohar’s desk and said they will not allow any cricket ties with Pakistan. The right-wing party has been protesting anything that has to do with Pakistan, and the proposed series is the latest in the series. ALSO READ: India-Pakistan cricket talks cancelled after Shiv Sena attack BCCI office in Mumbai
The bilateral cricket series talks between the Indian and Pakistan cricket chiefs were cancelled on Monday after right-win political group Shiv Sena’s workers stormed the head office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The Shiv Sena attacked the Indian cricket board head office, shouting slogans against the BCCI chief Shashank Manohar as well as the venerable chief of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the 81-year-old Sharyar Khan. There was a lot of commotion over the India versus Pakistan bilateral series, with the Indian and Pakistani cricket boards failing to reach a conclusion over the series which was supposed to be played sometime later this year.
