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On February 14, [[Sanjay Patel]], who is the BCCI secretary, told the media after the IPL governing council meeting: "As far as possible our interest is to hold the IPL in India. Then, probably, South Africa is the preferred venue at the moment."{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} The initial part of the season will be held outside India, to avoid adding to the existing security demands for the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 Lok Sabha Elections]]. [[South Africa]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[UAE]] were initially shortlisted as alternative venues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/T0eO22jmTCpGHm6bjGHK5N/IPL-7-to-move-out-of-India-due-to-security-reasons.html |title=IPL 7 to move out of India due to security reasons |date=21 February 2014 |publisher=Livemint |accessdate=21 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/717471.html |title=UAE, SA, Bangladesh shortlisted as alternative IPL venues |date=8 February 2014 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |accessdate=21 February 2014 }}</ref> The BCCI working committee's meeting on 28 February decided that a final decision would be taken once the schedule for the general election was announced as the BCCI wanted to have as many matches as possible hosted in India due to pressure from the sponsors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/no-decision-on-ipl-venue-bcci-to-wait-for-election-schedule/article5736278.ece|title=No decision on IPL venue, BCCI to wait for election schedule|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Bhubaneshwar|date=28 February 2014 9:39 (UTC)|accessdate=2014-02-28T11:50:00Z}}</ref> |
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On February 14, [[Sanjay Patel]], who is the BCCI secretary, told the media after the IPL governing council meeting: "As far as possible our interest is to hold the IPL in India. Then, probably, South Africa is the preferred venue at the moment."{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} The initial part of the season will be held outside India, to avoid adding to the existing security demands for the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 Lok Sabha Elections]]. [[South Africa]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[UAE]] were initially shortlisted as alternative venues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/T0eO22jmTCpGHm6bjGHK5N/IPL-7-to-move-out-of-India-due-to-security-reasons.html |title=IPL 7 to move out of India due to security reasons |date=21 February 2014 |publisher=Livemint |accessdate=21 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/717471.html |title=UAE, SA, Bangladesh shortlisted as alternative IPL venues |date=8 February 2014 |publisher=ESPN |work=Cricinfo |accessdate=21 February 2014 }}</ref> The BCCI working committee's meeting on 28 February decided that a final decision would be taken once the schedule for the general election was announced as the BCCI wanted to have as many matches as possible hosted in India due to pressure from the sponsors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/no-decision-on-ipl-venue-bcci-to-wait-for-election-schedule/article5736278.ece|title=No decision on IPL venue, BCCI to wait for election schedule|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Bhubaneshwar|date=28 February 2014 9:39 (UTC)|accessdate=2014-02-28T11:50:00Z}}</ref> |
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