Bombay HC asks BCCI if it could shift IPL matches out of Pune and Mumbai and have asked it to reply by tomorrow.

A forensic lab must confirm whether the water that was used for the opening match of the IPL tournament was potable or treatable for drinking, the Bombay High Court said today.

The judges said they wanted a verification of the Maharashtra government's claim that at a time when the state is devastated by drought, water is not being squandered on cricket pitches.
 
A few days ago, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said "it would not bother me" if the IPL is moved out of Maharashtra. Repeating that stand, the government told the court, that is has no objection if matches are cancelled for Maharashtra "even though there is a loss of revenue."
 
This did not go down well. Judges tartly responded, "Loss of revenue - that's what they are worried about, not people."

The hearing will continue tomorrow.