In yet another controversy, Deccan Chargers have slapped a legal notice on IPL and have even threatened to boycott the third edition of the Indian Premier League if its home matches are not re-scheduled to Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam.

Earlier IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, had raised objections over venue due to ongoing Telengana issue and had shifted the matches to Nagpur and Navi Mumbai. This decision has raised serious concerns and had added the list of controversies this IPL is facing.

Today Shashank Manohar, Deccan Chargers solicitors had sent a notice to BCCI to reconsider the decision. As per notice, the decision to shift the matches have been taken “arbitrarily, unilaterally, without our client’s consent and in complete breach of the Franchise Agreement dated April 10, 2008 pursuant to which the rights and obligations of both the parties i.e. BCCI-IPL and the Franchisee, i.e. our client are governed. Your action is also contrary to the spirit of the game, the objective of the League Matches and the concept of having franchisees from different regions and also against public interest. Please, therefore, note that this arbitrary and unilateral decision revising the schedule i.e shifting of the venues of the matches from Hyderabad/Vizag is not acceptable to our client. Asking the IPL authorities to reconsider their decision failing which, the notice said, “our client will have no option but to seek legal recourse” and “will be justified in withdrawing from IPL Season-III without prejudice to all their other rights and remedies.”

Now the ball is in Lalit Modi’s court and all cricket fans would love to see the Reigning champions to be the part of this cash rich league.