If the emails are true, this is a camaraderie that would stun most people, as rare as it comes from two warring members, the BCCI secretary, N. Srinivasan, and Lalit Modi, the suspended IPL Chairman and Commissioner.
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Emails were apparently exchanged between Modi and Srinivasan, who has a stake in the Chennai Super Kings who picked Flintoff for a whopping 1.55 million dollars, with regard to the England all rounder in which Srinivasan apparently requested that Andrew Flintoff not be picked by other teams, with Modi apparently involved in trying to convince the Rajasthan Royals to drop Flintoff from their plans.
Modi's email, "What a nightmare to convince them not to terminate ( Sohail ) Tanveer and also not to take Flintoff. ( Shane ) Warne went of the handle. But have managed it by using stick and carrot strategy. Thus they have 1.875 million dollars only. Much love Lalit."
Srinivasan is said to have replied via email on the same day: "Thanks. You are most sweet. Srini"
Stranger things have happened on the cricket field. But off it, this has to be perhaps the most shocking incident, not just from the players and franchisee owners' perspectives but also, the fact that it involves two individuals who share an acerbic relationship in the public eye.
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