LUCKNOW, May 30 -- Confusion looms over the commencement of the fourth edition of the UPT20 League, a prestigious cricket event of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association, as the state government has asked them to clear pending dues of over Rs.4 crores for ground booking before conducting a fresh edition of the event, scheduled to start on August 14 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

Though the state government has agreed to charge Rs.2.5 lakh per match this season as per the new provisions after an intervention by higher authorities and a series of meetings with the UPCA, dues of Rs.4.16 crore from the first edition of the event are still to be paid.

On behalf of the Uttar Pradesh Sports Directorate, which leased out the Green Park Sta...