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IPL orders 80 Bullet Proof Vehicles

The Indian Premier League [images] is looking for 80 bullet-proof cars and buses to transport players in a bid to secure government clearance for their Twenty20 [images] tournament, local media reported on Friday. The tournament, scheduled to take place from April 10 to May 24, has yet to be given the home ministry's approval after security concerns escalated in the wake of the attack on the Sri Lankan team in neighbouring Pakistan. The Indian Express reported that the IPL has said they need 64 bullet-proof cars and 16 buses and wanted them within 15 days, while the Times of India [images] reported the IPL's South African security consultants had approached an Indian company. "This is a recommendation that has been given to us. We're looking into it and we're hoping we will manage it," the Indian Express quoted an unnamed league official as saying. When contacted by Reuters, an IPL official said they had no comment to make on the reports. A number of foreign players feature in the lucrative league and are looking for extra safety assurances but the Indian company approached felt there is not enough time to prepare such a large order. "The IPL management approached us last week for this order," Sanchit Sobti, a director of Laggar Industries, told the Express. "We have not accepted it yet as they're giving us too little time to execute this project. "It takes at least two months to armour a vehicle, and they want us to bullet-proof 64 cars and 16 buses in a fortnight," he said. "We need some five months to execute that kind of order. "A hurried, shoddy job is neither our sort of work, nor is it desirable since it is a sensitive issue and would hit our credibility in case of a security lapse." The IPL organisers are also trying to hire bullet-proof vehicles, but they are mainly used by politicians, who have their own security concerns in the thick of campaigning for the general election, which starts on April 16. Six Sri Lankan players were injured and seven Pakistanis killed when gunmen ambushed the team bus in Lahore [images] earlier this month.
WTF --- they did not have Bullet Proof buses transporting players till now? Bloody Hell . I am shocked to say the least -- after Mumbai -- you would think they would have had them by now. What a bunch of morons. Man these guys run the richest cricket board in the world , but run it like it like our Bhikari Neighbors -- as always clueless. Always reactive -- never proactive. Anyways better late than never. This should put all WC security questions to rest.
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1st IPL season was after 26/11 Mumbai attack so bullet proof buses weren't needed that time...and when England came to play Test match BCCI did provide them with bullet proof buses so no need to get shocked or angry on IPL chairman about not having bullet proof vehicles before lol...

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1st IPL season was before 26/11 Mumbai attack so bullet proof buses weren't needed that time...and when England came to play Test match BCCI did provide them with bullet proof buses so no need to get shocked or angry on IPL chairman about not having bullet proof vehicles before lol...

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