Former India cricketer Laxman Sivaramakrishnan criticised the BCCI for scheduling the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on the Tamil Nadu Assembly election day. He argued players, especially from Tamil Nadu, should be allowed to vote as elections hold greater importance than annual tournaments. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm in Mumbai.
As voting for the 2026 Assembly elections continues in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, former India cricketer Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has raised fresh concerns over the scheduling of IPL matches on polling day.
Taking to X, Sivaramakrishnan criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for going ahead with fixtures despite the elections, arguing that players, especially those from Tamil Nadu, should have been given the opportunity to vote.
“BCCI should not have had a game today. They should have allowed all the Tamil Nadu based players to vote. IPL comes every year. Elections which comes once in 5 years to determine the future of the state and country should be given more importance,” he wrote.
In a follow-up post, he added, “Or did they think no Tamil Nadu players in CSK, we will have an off day for other teams in which TN players are playing, to go to Chennai to vote, I am confused,” questioning the logic behind the scheduling decisions.
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