Today at last came a news which could bring some relief to tensed Lalit Modi, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray announced that they will allow Australian players to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League. Sharad Pawar’s meeting with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has atlast broken the deadlock and gave some relief to controversies ridden IPL 2010.

Thackeray in a statement said that as per the assurances, it is not the entire Australian team which is coming but only few cricketers and more over the disruption would also hurt Maharashtrian and Indian players. Keeping this in mind they have decided to allow some Australian players to participate in IPL III. But he made it very clear that they are against Australians due to attacks on Indians. “Our issue has not been properly understood, we only wanted the attack on Indians abroad to be stopped, and that the government should take cognizance and some action on the issue. We are not opposed to cricket as such,.”said Thackeray.