A fresh round of sabre-rattling by Indian Premier League supremo Lalit Modi has not dissuaded player unions from pressing for a more adequate outline of security at the tournament.

Modi has accused the players’ representatives of using a security threat against foreign nationals as leverage to gain an audience with the Indian board.

The impasse between unions – represented globally by the Federation of International Cricketers Associations – and the IPL looms as a stumbling block to the participation of contracted players from Australia, England and South Africa.

However Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Paul Marsh expressed quiet confidence that the unions would reach a point where they could sign off on overseas player participation, in concert with independent security consultant Reg Dickason.

Marsh said there were no players who did not wish to take part in the IPL, but admitted to two “schools of thought” expressed during a frank and open meeting in Sydney on Tuesday.

Some players wished to stay true to the time-honoured process of security assessments while others took more of a “risk/reward” attitude, a view taken by former Test player and now “freelancer” Damien Martyn.

He noted that in 2005 Cricket Australia kept players in England throughout the Ashes series despite terrorist attacks and repeated threats.

“The fallout from ACA meeting has been interesting, it always amazed me how info got leaked out, people must be reminded that there is so many different agendas happening,” Martyn wrote on the social networking site Twitter.

“(Cricket Australia) players and CA have a certain view which will always be different to freelance.

“We must remember we have always toured places with this over our heads but when it’s for your country it is a different policy.

“For example when at the 2005 Ashes a bomb went off in London, we were in Leeds that day but drove to London that night.

“Then in a secret meeting CA said if one more bomb goes off we would go home and not complete the Ashes.

“As history shows another bomb went off and CA said we couldn’t leave. Why? The reason was the Ashes was too big and too much money, any other country we would have left … Food for thought.”

Modi confirmed that players who opted out of the IPL would risk being banned from future editions of the world’s most lucrative cricket tournament.

“Security – seems to be the new mantra of players associations to arm twist us (into) sitting on the table with us,” Modi wrote on Twitter.

“I have been sent messages through various quarters to entertain FICA president Tim May. Unfortunately we do not recognise FICA or any agents.

“We will allow replacement for those who decide not to show up. They risk being in future IPL (tournaments). The call will be theirs.

“We allow only 4 international players per team. A few miss – no issues. We have great talent in each team. More opportunity for replacement to others.

“We have 98 players on the waiting list eager to get called in for replacement. So they have hope now if some drop out.”

Modi said he was not going to allow players or their unions dictate terms to him.

“Some of these players and their associations can’t dictate terms like this. Where is the issue of security when some big sporting events are already in progress in India and some more important ones are round the corner,” Modi told the Times of India.

“South Africa is currently touring India and the hockey World Cup is about to start. There is absolutely no reason to worry. I have updated all the cricket boards on security arrangements for the IPL and they are all satisfied.”

© AAP 2012

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