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Na tarde desta terça-feira, o Cruzeiro divulgou a lista de relacionados para a partida contra o Coritiba, que acontece nesta quarta, às 19h30, pela 29ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A principal novidade é a presença do lateral-direito Rafael Galhardo, que chegou ao clube em julho deste ano e está sendo relacionado pela primeira vez.
Retornam o goleiro Fábio, o zagueiro Murilo e o meia Arrascaeta, que não atuaram na vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Grêmio, na última quarta-feira. Por outro lado, por conta de dores musculares, o atacante Alisson é o principal desfaque do Cruzeiro. Leo, que segue com incômodo na panturrilha direita também não viaja para o Paraná.
Apesar de ter fechado o último treino da equipe, Mano Menezes manterá a dupla de zaga da partida contra a Ponte Preta e deve mandar para campo o seguinte time: Rafael; Ezequiel, Digão, Manoel e Diogo Barbosa; Henrique e Hudson; Rafinha, Thiago Neves e Arrascaeta; Rafael Sobis.
Confira a lista de relacionados do Cruzeiro:
Goleiros: Fábio, Lucas França e Rafael
Laterais: Bryan, Diogo Barbosa, Ezequiel e Galhardo
Zagueiros: Arthur, Digão, Manoel e Murilo
Meio-campistas: De Arrascaeta, Elber, Henrique, Hudson, Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva, Messidoro, Nonoca, Rafinha e Thiago Neves
Atacantes: Rafael Marques e Rafael Sóbis
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Ricky Ponting has credited his bowlers, and particularly Doug Bollinger, with rescuing Australia in Mohali to level the series 2-2
Cricinfo staff03-Nov-2009
Ricky Ponting was thrilled with Australia’s bowling and fielding effort in Mohali•Getty Images
Ricky Ponting has credited his bowlers, and particularly Doug Bollinger, with rescuing Australia in Mohali to level the series 2-2. The Australians appeared to be in trouble when India were 78 for 1 in the 15th over, chasing 251 for victory, but in his fifth ODI Bollinger grabbed three wickets to set up Australia’s triumph.”I thought Bollinger was outstanding,” Ponting said after the match. “He came on and his wickets probably brought us back into the game.”Bollinger finished with 3 for 38 from his nine overs and helped restrict the scoring while his fellow left-armer Mitchell Johnson leaked runs. Shane Watson grabbed three wickets in the lower order when India were threatening a late fightback, and combined with two sharp run-outs from Ponting it added up to a strong performance in the field.”It was good to get a couple of run-outs,” Ponting said. “Yuvi and I had a chat in the field and he called me a little bit slow, but I got one back on him tonight. We have worked hard on our fielding and I thought it has been at its best in the whole series tonight.”It’s surely a good win for us, coming up short with the bat, but bowling and fielding very well. Peter Siddle got only five overs in the game which means we thought things out really well. The series is level again, it has been up and down all the way through and no team has been able to grab the momentum.”Ponting said it was disappointing that Australia had failed to make the most of a strong start with the bat – four of their top five scored 40 or more. However, nobody else reached double figures and the innings fell away dramatically, with the final wicket falling for 250 in the 50th over.”We felt we had missed out on a few runs out there with the bat,” he said. “At one stage it looked like we would get close to 300, but we didn’t capitalise on the Powerplay. We lost a few wickets leading up to our powerplay again and that’s been a bit of a problem for us through the series so far. But the boys bowled exceptionally well tonight.”Australia were also fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their 24-run victory. They were ruled to be two overs short of their target at the end of the match after time allowances were taken into consideration. Ponting was fined 20% of his match fee while his players received 10 % fines.
أعرب ليوناردو بونوتشي قائد يوفنتوس عن قلقه من الوضع الذي يمر به فريقه بعد السقوط أمام بنفيكا في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
وتعرض يوفنتوس للهزيمة من بنفيكا بهدفين مقابل هدف في الجولة الثانية لدور المجموعات بدوري الأبطال.
تعد تلك المرة الأولى في تاريخ يوفنتوس التي يخسر فيها في الجولة الأولى والثانية على التوالي بالمسابقة، حيث تعرض لهزيمة في الجولة الماضية أمام باريس سان جيرمان. أهداف مباراة يوفنتوس وبنفيكا
وقال بونوتشي متحدثًا إلى “أمازون برايم”: “صيحات الاستهجان من الجماهير عادلة، من الصواب أن يسخروا مننا، ليس هناك الكثير لتجادل به، هناك القليل مما يمكننا قوله”.
اقرأ أيضًا | أليجري يرد على إمكانية إقالته بعد سقوط يوفنتوس أمام بنفيكا ويجيب على سؤال دي ماريا
مضيفًا: “لقد خسرنا مباراة لم يكن من المفترض أن نخسرها مطلقًا، لقد استحقينا الاستهجان، من العدل تمامًا أن يتهكموا علينا، أنا القائد، عليّ أن أتحمل المسؤولية، نحن نمر بفترة نكافح فيها لفعل أي شيء”.
وأردف بونوتشي: “للأسف نحن نمر بهذه اللحظة التي نكافح فيها، أنا قلق، ليس هناك ما نخفيه، لا جدوى من إنكار ذلك، لسوء الحظ، لدينا هذا الميل إلى الضياع خلال المباريات، لا أعرف سبب حدوث ذلك، وهذا أكثر ما يقلقني، لا أعرف ما إذا كان بسبب تدهور جسدي أو عقلي”.
وأتم بونوتشي: “نحن نكافح من أجل الاتساق خلال المباراة، الآن علينا فقط أن نصمت ونعمل، يمكن للوضع التغيير، لدينا لاعبون مهمون، لدينا العديد من اللاعبين خارج اللعب في الوقت الحالي، لذلك يستمر نفس اللاعبين في اللعب ويزداد التعب، يمكننا تغيير الأمور”.
As per Football Insider, former England number one Paul Robinson believes that Nathaniel Phillips is more likely to be allowed to leave Liverpool than Joe Gomez, amid strong interest from West Ham.
The Lowdown: West Ham’s centre-back crisis
West Ham are now running short in the defensive department due to injuries sustained by centre-backs Angelo Ogbonna and Kurt Zouma.
Ogbonna is expected to be out for the rest of the season after suffering from a cruciate ligament rupture on the 7th of November, whilst Zouma sustained a hamstring tendon injury during the Hammers’ 3-2 victory against Chelsea.
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The 27-year-old Frenchman is especially important to West Ham’s defensive success, as he leads the team’s statistics with 5.2 clearances and 0.5 offsides won per game. The Italian defender also deploys the high-line to perfection, sitting second with 0.4 offsides won per game.
As a result of this huge blow to David Moyes’ plans, Liverpool player Phillips has been shortlisted as a January transfer target, and it is believed that a fee around £12m would be enough to secure his services.
The Latest: Robinson reacts to Phillips links
As reported by Football Insider, Robinson, a regular pundit on Sky Sports, believes that there is more chance of Phillips leaving Liverpool in the January window than Gomez. The former Spurs keeper said: “Phillips has got more chance of leaving than Gomez has, that’s for sure.
“I still think a deal will be difficult to do though given the injury crisis Liverpool had last season.
“Phillips was brilliant at the end of last season but whether he is of the same level as Zouma and Ogbonna, I would question that.
“It’s an area that Moyes probably need to address though.”
The Verdict: Phillips a possibility
The Sunday Mirror have reported (as shared by Football Insider) that the Reds will block any attempt at luring Gomez away from Anfield.
However, it is understood that Jürgen Klopp will listen to offers for the 6 foot 3 Phillips, who is deemed to be lower in the pecking order at Liverpool. This could open up the possibility of the 24-year-old making the switch in January.
The Englishman may not be as technically gifted as Zouma and Ogbonna, exemplified by not having made a key pass when playing in the League cup this season, but Klopp has hailed his heading ability, saying that “in the air, he’s a monster!”
Therefore, Phillips may just be the perfect addition to help reduce West Ham’s defensive crisis and simply add a bit more depth and solidity where Moyes needs it most.
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Guilherme Arana não esperava por uma temporada tão boa. Aos 20 anos, o lateral-esquerdo assumiu a titularidade do Corinthians após a saída de Uendel, conquistou o Paulistão e está perto de faturar o Brasileirão. Não é à toa que ele diz que 2017 ficará marcado…
– Esse é um ano que vai ficar marcado. “Sé louco”, nem eu esperava por isso. As coisas aconteceram muito rápido! (sic) – afirmou o lateral, em entrevista exclusiva ao LANCE!.
Arana sabe que é boa a vantagem de oito pontos do Corinthians na liderança do Brasileirão. A apenas 12 jogos para o fim do campeonato, porém, o lateral ainda vê a disputa aberta. Ao ser questionado se dá para o Timão perder esse título, ele pensou por quase cinco segundos antes de responder:
– Dá, mas não podemos deixar. Campeonato Brasileiro você tem que ficar ligado a todo momento – alertou Arana.
– Temos de manter a seriedade, porque só faltam 12 jogos, então temos de dar a vida a cada rodada. Temos a vantagem, é claro, mas não podemos abaixar a guarda. Tem que trabalhar para ser coroado com o título – completou.
O lateral admite que o Corinthians está devendo neste momento do Brasileirão. Após fazer o melhor primeiro turno da história, terminando invicto, o Timão sofreu três derrotas nos sete jogos do returno até agora. Arana ainda busca entender o motivo dessa queda da equipe.
– Acho que foi aquela parada (duas semanas entre os jogos contra Sport e Vitória, porque o duelo com a Chape havia sido adiado). Estávamos vindo em uma sequência muito boa, e depois teve a parada. Acho que acomodou um pouco, não sei. Perdemos uma (para o Vitória), e é normal sentir um pouco. Mas somos profissionais e temos de ter a consciência de que precisamos melhorar o futebol do segundo turno – analisou.
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Nesta entrevista ao LANCE!, Arana também comentou sobre o sonho de jogar na Europa e disputar uma Copa do Mundo, disse que tem dado dicas a Marciel e revelou que prefere quando os jogos acontecem em sequência, ao contrário da maioria dos atletas e treinadores. Confira abaixo:
Como vê essa queda do Corinthians no segundo turno?
Para falar a verdade, isso era o que todos esperavam da gente no começo do ano. Ninguém botava fé, mas daí fizemos um primeiro turno espetacular. Claro que caímos agora, mas ainda bem que não foi só nosso time, todos estão oscilando. Temos que manter o foco, sabemos que temos que melhorar em alguns aspectos. Só faltam 12 jogos, e cada jogo é uma decisão. Vamos tentar retomar aqueles jogos do primeiro turno, porque só depende de nós.
Um dos motivos citados pela queda foi a pausa entre os jogos. Não é bom ter mais tempo para treinar e descansar?
É bom, sim. Mas acho que se fosse direto, seria bem melhor. Tudo em uma sequência só.
Mesmo sem ter tido férias por conta do Sul-Americano Sub-20 no começo do ano?
Eu tive oito dias de férias, muito pouco, até sinto essa parte, mas o ambiente aqui é bom, é melhor já concentrar com os companheiros, ir numa sequência direto.
Mas não é chato concentrar?
Às vezes enche o saco, mas é necessário. Nos alimentamos direito e dormimos no horário certo. A estrutura é muito boa aqui, então acho bem melhor ficar e recuperar as forças. Quando tinha jogo direto, às vezes a gente nem ia para casa, ficava aqui recuperando e estudando o outro time. Eu preferia, era bem melhor. Essa parada acho que influenciou bastante.
O Marciel, que é seu amigo, tem jogado de lateral-esquerdo. Você dá dicas para ele ou há rivalidade pela posição?
Quando eu estava na Seleção Sub-20 e o lá na Flórida Cup, ele já estava jogando de lateral. Quando ele está jogando, eu falo o que dá para melhorar. E ele também faz isso comigo. Somos amigos. Um aconselha o outro, não temos essa vaidade. Com o próprio Moisés também. Quando o Uendel e o Fábio Santos estavam aqui, eu era o terceiro lateral, e eles passavam bastante coisa para mim. Acho que é assim que tem que ser mesmo.
Você já admitiu que pensa em jogar na Europa um dia. Em caso de título brasileiro, acha que pode ser a hora ideal para ir?
Esses assuntos eu deixo para minha mãe e meus empresários. Tenho que estar feliz, e aqui no Corinthians estou feliz. Deixo também nas mãos de Deus. Fico bem tranquilo, só procuro focar dentro de campo para ajudar minha equipe.
E em relação à Seleção? Você disse recentemente que sonhava até com a Copa de 2018. Acha que ainda dá?
É difícil, mas não impossível. Todo jogador tem esse pensamento, sonha alto, quer disputar uma Copa do Mundo. O meu sonho é esse também, e vou em busca. Tenho 20 anos, com muito a aprender e a conquistar. Tenho que manter a cabeça boa.
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Up against arguably the strongest bowling attack in the tournament, spearheaded by Brett Lee and backed up by the accurate Stuart Clark, the Eagles fizzled without a trace
The Bulletin by Jamie Alter09-Oct-2009
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Simon Katich was the main player for NSW, hitting 53 and making himself felt in the field•Getty Images
After a smorgasbord of hitting in Bangalore, the ball dominated proceedings in the first game of a Friday double-header in Delhi. Simon Katich followed his decision to bat with some sparkling strokeplay and though Eagles hit back in the last seven overs a total of 144 proved more than enough. Arguably the strongest bowling attack in the tournament, spearheaded by Brett Lee and backed up by the accurate Stuart Clark, blitzed the Eagles who limped to 91 – the lowest Twenty20 score at the Feroz Shah Kotla – thanks largely to Ryan McLaren’s 40.Katich took one look at “a typical wicket without a blade of grass” and decided to bat, and found himself in early after Philip Hughes missed an ugly heave. Katich relied on timing instead of force, taking three fours off Dillon du Preez: not one shot was crude, yet each raced away to the boundary after being struck with superb wristwork and placement. Ryan McLaren was welcomed with a drive through extra cover and an effortless six off Katich’s pads; again, these shots were unique for their placement rather than ferocity.It was an approach David Warner struggled to adopt, swinging and missing regularly. He managed three fours in one over off Shadley van Schalkwyk in which he peppered the long-on, deep cover and midwicket boundaries, but his timing was nowhere as fluent as Katich’s. Thandi Tshabalala’s offspin and Ryan Bailey’s slow-medium deliveries slowed the pace and accounted for Warner’s wicket, a result of his frustration.From here the Eagles fielded with vigour and took all but one of the chances that came their way, never letting their tempo slip. A six off Tshabalala took Katich past 50 in 37 balls but he fell soon after Warner, chipping van Schalkwyk to long-off. Bailey continued to tie down the batsmen, allowing just ten runs in his four overs without conceding a boundary. Tshabalala’s figures were spoiled by two sixes from Moises Henriques, who looked capable of taking the score past 150 but fell in the 18th over to a good catch at backward point. NSW proceeded to lose two wickets in two balls and finished with 144.The Eagles’ task was made all the more difficult when Brett Lee got hold of the new ball. Finding a little bit of swing, and good pace and accuracy, he got Rilee Roussow with a full ball in front of leg stump in the opening over. Adrian McLaren responded with a couple of brusque boundaries off Doug Bollinger but was run out when Katich threw down the stumps from mid-on and wickets kept falling to peg the Eagles’ ambitions back. Morne van Wyk picked out short midwicket with a cross-batted shot to Stuart Clark’s first ball, Boeta Dippenaar chipped to mid-off, Dean Elgar danced down and was stumped off Nathan Hauritz, and when Katich ran out Bailey, the Eagles had slumped to 36 for 6.The Eagles weren’t finished just yet. Ryan McLaren took up the cudgels with a massive six off Steve Smith and a delicate paddle for four off Lee, but also had to farm the strike to shield the tail – and that’s not exactly easy in Twenty20 cricket. Clark never let the foot off the gas and capped an excellent evening with 3 for 12 from four overs, featuring masterful changes of pace and length, so key to this format.Katich followed a fine effort with the bat by effecting two direct hits and taking a catch, as NSW showed why they are one of the favourites. Unlike their fellow South African representatives Cape Cobras, the Eagles pulled well below their weight against a formidable attack and slick fielding.
An update has emerged on PSG striker Mauro Icardi, regarding the chances of him signing for Newcastle in January…
What’s the talk?
According to Foot Mercato, the Argentine striker has been offered to the Magpies, along with Barcelona, Tottenham and Juventus as he attempts to leave the Ligue 1 outfit.
The report claims that he would like to find a ‘quieter’ club where he can be an important player for the side, rather than being a small fish in a big pond in France.
Complete Howe’s attack
The signing of Icardi could complete Howe’s attack by allowing him to deploy his favoured 4-4-2 formation. At the moment, the Magpies do not have two natural strikers who can effectively play alongside each other at the top end of the pitch, with Joelinton finding more success elsewhere and Allan Saint-Maximin at his best out wide.
Callum Wilson could find a dream partner in the Argentine striker, who has proven that he can score goals at the top level. In 296 games for Inter and PSG, he has scored a whopping 160 goals and provided 39 assists – showing his quality as a finisher.
Juventus and Italy centre-back Giorgio Chiellini lauded the Argentine in his autobiography, comparing him to French icon David Trezeguet. He said:
“Among the great attackers I have faced, I highly value Icardi, who inside the area is almost impossible to mark. Mauro against Juve has often scored, it hurt me.
“He’s a world-class centre-forward, even if he lacks something in the collective game, he’s a Trezeguet but with different characteristics, lethal in the aerial game but perfectible outside the surface.”
Trezeguet scored 34 goals in 71 caps for France and 171 goals in 320 games for Juventus during his playing days as a striker, which emphasises how highly Chiellini rates the Argentina international as he has been willing to compare him to such a legend of the Turin club.
This, along with his statistics for Inter and PSG, shows why the £31.5m-rated beast could be able to complete Howe’s attack at St. James’ Park.
Having a lethal finisher with a proven track record of scoring goals could take some of the pressure off Wilson and allow him to thrive, with defenders potentially offering him more space as they pay attention to Icardi. It would also leave Saint-Maximin and Joelinton to play out wide in midfield, with Ryan Fraser and Miguel Almiron also pushing to start.
Therefore, Howe must ensure that Newcastle are able to get a deal over the line for Icardi in January to bolster their striking options and complete his attack heading into the second half of the season.
AND in other news, Discussions underway: NUFC must land £100k-p/w beast compared to “Ballack” and “Gazza”…
يسعى البرتغالي نونو سانتو مدرب اتحاد جدة لايجاد أنسب حل لتعويض مدافعه أحمد شراحيلي في الفترة المقبلة.
وكان شراحيلي قد عانى من إصابة في مواجهة الرائد، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الثالثة من دوري روشن السعودي والتي انتهت بفوز العميد بهدف نظيف من تسجيل أحمد حجازي.
شراحيلي غادر مواجهة الرائد في الدقيقة 36، عقب إصابته في كرة مشتركة مع الروماني ميتريتا لاعب الفريق القصيمي.
إصابة شراحيلي في مفصل الكاحل وليست في الركبة، ويحتاج على إثرها لبرنامج علاجي وتأهيلي يمتد إلى 6 أسابيع.
ونجح الاتحاد في الحفاظ على شباكه نظيفة في جميع المباريات الثلاثة التي خاضها في بداية الدوري السعودي هذا الموسم، كما سجل أحمد شراحيلي هدفًا في المباراة الأولى أمام العدالة التي انتهت بفوز الفريق الجداوي 3-0.
اقرأ أيضا..فيديو | مدرب اتحاد جدة في ورطة بسبب إصابة شراحيلي القوية أمام الرائد حل في الاتحاد لتعويض شراحيلي
بحسب صحيفة “الرياضية” السعودية، فإن نونو سانتو قرر الاعتماد على الظهير الجديد الوافد من صفوف الفيحاء هذا الصيف أحمد بامسعود، كبديل لشراحيلي في مواجهة الخميس أمام الخليج.
وسيلعب بامسعود في مركز الظهير الأيمن بجوار أحمد حجازي وعمر هوساوي ثنائي قلب الدفاع، مع تواجد حمدان الشمران في مركز الظهير الأيسر.
ويفتقد الاتحاد كذلك لمهند الشنقيطي في الدفاع، مما يزيد من متاعب المدرب البرتغالي نونو سانتو.
ويتواجد الاتحاد في المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب دوري روشن السعودي برصيد 7 نقاط من فوزين أمام العدالة والرائد وتعادل أمام الاتفاق.
ويستعد الاتحاد لمواجهة الخليج يوم الخميس المقبل على ملعب مدينة الملك عبد الله بجدة، ضمن الجولة الرابعة لدوري روشن للمحترفين.
Sharad Pawar has questioned the Indian board’s decision to terminate IMG’s services for the IPL and warned that it would put the board and its stakeholders’ investments in jeopardy
Ajay S Shankar01-Sep-2009
Click here to open the letter in a bigger window•ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Sharad Pawar, the former BCCI president, has questioned the Indian board’s decision to terminate IMG’s services for the IPL and warned that the unilateral move would put the board and its stakeholders’ investments in jeopardy. Pawar’s concerns have been echoed by Sony, the IPL’s broadcasters, which said in a separate letter that the timing of the decision was awkward for them and would have far-reaching implications on the next season.The two letters – Cricinfo has copies of both – could prove to be embarrassing to Shashank Manohar, the board president, and N Srinivasan, the secretary who wrote to IMG on Friday informing them of the contract termination. Pawar, who wrote the letter to Manohar in his capacity as president of the Mumbai Cricket Association, is a powerful federal minister and still enjoys a significant say in Indian cricket affairs; he is also the ICC vice-president and takes over the top job next year. Sony has signed a TV rights deal reported to be worth US$ 1.6 billion with IPL for the telecast rights over the next nine years.In his letter dated August 30, Pawar said he was disturbed by the BCCI’s decision, which could show it in bad light in the public eye. Man Jit Singh, the chief executive of Multi Screen Media Private Ltd (MSM), which broadcasts IPL under the Sony umbrella, conveyed his concerns in a letter – dated August 31 – addressed to Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman. Cricinfo has confirmed the contents of both letters with an IPL governing council member. When contacted, Modi and a Sony spokesperson declined to comment on the letters.The IPL governing council is scheduled to meet in Mumbai on Wednesday, with Manohar and Srinivasan expected to attend. Seven out of the eight IPL franchises – except Chennai, which is owned by Srinivasan – have over the last three days written strongly-worded letters to the BCCI and Pawar questioning the IMG ouster, which they claimed would devalue and dilute the league.”I am very disturbed to hear about the termination of IMG contract by the honorary secretary, BCCI,” Pawar wrote in his letter. “Reading the contents of the termination, I feel that this unilateral move by the BCCI will put the BCCI in jeopardy. Not only will this lead to a prolonged legal battle but it will also show us in bad light in public.”Pawar said the 10-year contract with IMG, which he said was an integral part of IPL, was approved at all “appropriate levels” during his tenure as board president till September 2008. “I always believed that the Board believes in continuity and undoing what was done consciously and in the best interests of Indian cricket is neither desirable nor appropriate,” Pawar wrote.”After season one of the IPL and its tremendous success, the IPL revenues went up beyond our expectations and as a result the payout to IMG was going to be quite large. We all had at that time agreed to renegotiate the contract with IMG as a result of this tremendous success. Mr Shrinivasan (sic) along with (the) IPL chairman was entrusted with the task of doing the same. They successfully concluded their negotiations and the same was tabled by the honorary secretary in the finance committee and whose minutes were thereby approved by the working committee on the 3rd of January 2009.”I am told that this matter was again raised at the last Governing Council meeting of the IPL and some members again suggested that we should come to a suitable arrangement with IMG. Further I understand issues regarding IPL were also being raised at the last working committee of the BCCI and you rightly told the members that the working committee was not the right forum for the same and such they should raise the same at the next AGM.”In IPL there are many stakeholders and as such anything we do that may jeopardize their investments will show BCCI in a bad light. With the overwhelming success of the IPL it is our duty to protect not only BCCI but also its stakeholders. I got some calls and letters from stakeholders. I am attaching a letter which I received from Shri Mukesh Ambani. I want to bring on record my views and I hope you and the BCCI will take the right decision in the overall interest of BCCI.”The letter from Singh, the MSM CEO, warns that potential litigation over the issue would increase uncertainty over the tournament. “Unless this disagreement is resolved expeditiously, it is likely to have far-reaching repercussions on the smooth and efficient conduct of the next IPL season; the timing could not have come at a more awkward time for us as we are now in the market selling broadcast sponsorships,” he wrote.Singh said IMG had done an “exceedingly competent job” for the IPL and added: “While we do understand that the final decision on a service provider is a matter for the BCCI; however with the next season of the IPL only a few months away we believe it would be injudicious to experiment with a new agency at this critical juncture. Given our concerns we hope you will lay out your plans at the earliest so that we in turn can respond to the concerns of our stakeholders.”On Friday, Srinivasan had claimed in his letter to IMG that their fee was disproportionate to the services rendered. IMG played a key role in conceptualising the IPL and implementing it, including drafting the Indian and foreign players’ contracts, putting the logistics in place and managing the day-to-day running of the tournament. The BCCI claimed to have paid IMG Rs 42.92 crore (US$ 9.54 million approx) for the inaugural IPL edition, with the fee for the second edition said to be around Rs 33 crore ($6.7 million approx).In a reply to the BCCI’s letter, Andrew Wildblood, a senior vice-president at the firm, has said that there was no grounds for termination. He also pointed out that IMG had a legally binding 10-year agreement with the BCCI and that it would “reserve all of our rights and remedies at law under and in respect of the contract”.Reports suggest that IMG’s initial contract with the BCCI, which was signed in September 2007, stipulated a commission-based payment of 10% of the board’s revenue. The contract was subsequently negotiated to a fixed retainer payment of roughly Rs 33 crore but this was objected to by some members of the BCCI’s working committee, who are keen that the Indian board take over the running of the IPL entirely.