What Shah Rukh had to say about it
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“It is a great decision. We will follow what the IPL and BCCI decide. All the franchise owners have decided to stick together and see it through,” Shah Rukh said after a meeting of the eight team owners with IPL chairman Lalit Modi Sunday.
“The elections are important for the country. It’s a bigger issue than IPL. We have tried to resolve the problem. IPL officials will have to do a lot more work. We all have been working non-stop for past three days. The picture will be clear in next five to seven days,” he said.
“However, the buzz which is in India will not be there, but the election buzz will be there,” Shah Rukh said.
The Bollywood superstar said the sponsors should not have any problem falling in line. “The tournament is going to be televised so the sponsors will come along.”
Shah Rukh, who last year travelled extensively with the team, said he will take time out this year too. “I will try to be there for as many matches as possible.”
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Kolkata Knight Riders owner and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan said he could understand the security constraints in holding the event while the country went to polls.
"We have to respect the elections in the country. That is a bigger issue than our issue. By shifting the IPL abroad, we have tried to find a solution to the problem," Shah Rukh told reporters after meeting IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi here.
"Off course the local buzz wouldn't be as strong as it is here but I guess elections will take care of the buzz," he quipped.
Asked whether he would there to watch all the matches featuring his team as was the case in the first edition, Shah Rukh said it would depend on how the schedule pans out.
"I will try to be there for as many matches as possible. Hopefully the schedule will help me," he said.
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