Sri Lankan cricketers will not be featuring in any Indian Premier League (IPL) matches that are to be played in Chennai, reports the Hindu.
Chennai's security services told the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) that they would not be able to provide adequate protection for the cricketers if they were to play in Tamil Nadu, given reports of massacres committed by the Sri Lankan state provoking protests in India.
A similar situation occurred in 2013, where Sri Lankan players did not feature in matches played in Chennai, a move that was sanctioned by the IPL board.
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