Surprised at two London-based cheergirls' allegations of racial abuse a month
after they claimed the incident took place, a senior BCCI official today
said the Board was ready to probe if a formal complaint was lodged with the IPL.
"I am surprised why these cheergirls have taken over a month to speak out
and that too in the media. As far as I know, there has been no complaint from
them lodged with the IPL," BCCI Joint Secretary and IPL committee member
M P Pandove said here.
He said IPL will "definitely look into the matter if it is brought to
the notice of the IPL commissioner by the alleged victims officially".
This week two London-based dark-skinned cheergirls, who were hired by the Kings
XI Punjab team, through event management company Wizcraft International Entertainment,
had kicked up a storm by alleging that they were asked to sit out just before
the April 19 match of the IPL played in Mohali because they were not
white (skinned).
Kings XI Punjab CEO Neil Maxwell has already denied allegations that
the cheerleaders were not allowed to perform on the basis of their colour and
termed the allegations as baseless.
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