Bombay High Court has asked the governing body of cricket in the country to look into cricketer Hiken Shah's request.
MCA sources said that Sharad Pawar got details of the Supreme Court's stinging remarks asking BCCI to "fall in line" after the Lodha panel sought removal of the top brass of BCCI.
Bombay High Court had ordered shifting of 13 IPL matches out of Maharashtra, starting from May 1.
The Bombay HC ruling owing to the water crisis in the state means that 13 matches, including the final in Mumbai on May 29, cannot be held in Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court had earlier ordered BCCI to shift all the IPL matches after April 30 out of Maharashtra.
There has been no official confirmation by BCCI, but considering the seriousness of the issue, the decision of High Court is unlikely to be reverted
The Bombay High Court today asked the BCCI to shift all the IPL matches after April 30 from Maharashtra due to the acute water crisis in the state
"It will be better off that matches are held outside state. We cannot ignore the plight of the people", Bombay High Court said in its order.
A total of five more matches will be played in Maharashtra during this edition of the IPL.
The Bombay High Court had yesterday asked BCCI to tell whether it can shift IPL matches out of Pune or not.