<p>“No problem till now. There are absolutely no issues. We are absolutely following strict guidelines,” Modi said.<br /><br />In that match, the Knight Riders dropped its in-form Australian import Brad Hodge who was subsequently seen in the hospitality area, instead of the players dug out.<br /><br />Modi, however, did not see anything wrong with that.<br /><br />“I am happy that Brad (Hodge) went and sat along with his family in the box,” he told CNN-IBN.<br /><br />IPL has decided to introduce an extra hour of play for matches affected by rain in the group stage while keeping a reserve day for the final in the event of a washout.<br /><br />In a meeting of the IPL’s Technical Committee it was decided that the semi-finals and final will have two additional hours of play.<br /><br />The committee, in its meeting on Thursday, also decided to go strict on substitutions. <br />According to a statement released on IPL’s official website, substitute fielders will be permitted only in the event of injury, illness or other acceptable reasons.</p>
<p>“No problem till now. There are absolutely no issues. We are absolutely following strict guidelines,” Modi said.<br /><br />In that match, the Knight Riders dropped its in-form Australian import Brad Hodge who was subsequently seen in the hospitality area, instead of the players dug out.<br /><br />Modi, however, did not see anything wrong with that.<br /><br />“I am happy that Brad (Hodge) went and sat along with his family in the box,” he told CNN-IBN.<br /><br />IPL has decided to introduce an extra hour of play for matches affected by rain in the group stage while keeping a reserve day for the final in the event of a washout.<br /><br />In a meeting of the IPL’s Technical Committee it was decided that the semi-finals and final will have two additional hours of play.<br /><br />The committee, in its meeting on Thursday, also decided to go strict on substitutions. <br />According to a statement released on IPL’s official website, substitute fielders will be permitted only in the event of injury, illness or other acceptable reasons.</p>