IPL 2010 organizing committee has decided to change the timing of the match on March 13, 2010 due to final of Hockey World Cup. Now the match is advanced by 1 hour as per IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
‘IPL is very happy that World Cup Hockey is being hosted in our country this year.’ The IPL as a goodwill gesture has decided to advance its league fixture on that day by an hour. Thus, the Mumbai Indians home fixture versus the Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai will now be played at 3 p.m. instead of the earlier scheduled 4 p.m. The IPL together with the billions of Indian hockey fans would like to wish our team all the very best for their upcoming World Cup campaign,’ Lalit Modi said in a statement.