Venue shift: Miffed MCA writes to CCI

MUMBAI: Smarting over the IPL Governing Council's move to shift the final from Mumbai to Bangalore, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has dashed off a letter to the Cricket Club of India questioning them how they can host the May 28 Eliminator without obtaining an NOC from MCA, which is cricket's governing body in the city.
The MCA has also written to the BCCI, apparently reminding them that as per the Board's constitution, it's the state association's prerogative to allot matches to centres that fall in its jurisdiction.
In its letter to the CCI, MCA has asked how it plans to accommodate the former players, clubs, sub-committee members and its many volunteers when they have handed the entire stadium to the BCCI barring thousand plus tickets which have been reserved for their members. Sevanti Parekh, the chairman of the CCI, did confirm that he had received the letter but said the MCA should instead sort out its issues with the BCCI.