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Friday, November 28, 2008

Warne supports CL T20 rescheduling


Shane Warne, who was stranded in Singapore en route to Mumbai, supported the postponement of the CL T20.

Warne, who led Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, and Darren Berry, director of coaching for the IPL side, was travelling to Mumbai for December's inaugural Champions League Twenty20 when they landed in Singapore to take a connecting flight to India.

However, once they walked into the transit lounge of the airport, both were stunned by what they saw on television and Warne said there was simply no question of going Mumbai.

"It is just not worth the risk. No amout of money is worth the risk with what is going on over there at the moment," he said.

"I'm shocked," Warne told the 'Herald Sun'.

"Chuck (Berry) and I got off the plane and saw the news on TV. It's unbelievable. The place is chaos. We are heading to Mumbai and that's the hotel we are staying at. I don't think we will be going (to India) now.

Both men were supposed to stay at the same Taj Mahal hotel, which was under siege by the terrorists.

In Singapore, Warne refused to board the connecting flight and instead, decided to stay put, waiting to hear from Cricket Australia.

The Champions League Twenty20 Governing Council subsequently postponed the event.

Lalit Modi, tournament chairman said the event would be rearranged for early next year and remain in India.

"The inaugural year will be postponed for a few months but will still be played in India.

"They (the participating teams) were all ready to come today so I don't think they will have a problem coming back."

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