Bengaluru, May 9 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday, May 9, expressed displeasure over the alleged refusal to provide additional IPL match tickets to legislators, questioning why the request for 300 tickets had become a major issue for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said other state governments receive nearly 60 per cent of IPL tickets for distribution, while Karnataka's request was being unnecessarily politicised. He alleged that there was an attempt to shift the IPL final to Ahmedabad due to commercial interests and political pressure.

"We only asked for 300 tickets for IPL matches. Has that become such a big issue for them? In other states, a ...