Chairman of the IPL Lalit Modi (right) withSouth African cricket boss Gerald Majola
Not only does the English weather spoil our holidays, garden fetes and barbecue's, it seems it has now cost us the opportunity to host The 2009 Indian Premier League Twenty20 Tournament. Shame, as it would have given a much needed boost to the English cricket scene. But IPL boss, Lalit Modi, has opted to take the tournament to South Africa, following concerns that it was unsafe to stage the matches in India. One of the reasons given was the unreliability of the English weather. Ah well, at least if the England team get humiliated, it's probably better it happens in South Africa rather than here under our noses. After all, it will be bad enough having to contend with soggy hot dogs and beefburgers.
