CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – A rightwing Hindu  political party has threatened to disrupt Indian Premier League  (IPL) matches next year unless the cricket board restored a key  one-day tournament to the domestic calendar, local media  reported yesterday.  The Shiv Sena party workers protested outside the board  headquarters in Mumbai on Thursday after it scrapped the event  named after the late D.B. Deodhar, a respected batsman who  hailed from Maharashtra state, the party stronghold.

“The BCCI has insulted the pride of Maharashtra by aborting  the tournament named after Professor D.B. Deodhar,” a party  spokesman told DNA newspaper. “If the decision is not reversed,  Shiv Sena will not allow a single IPL match in the state.” Indian media had widely reported that the Deodhar Trophy  was axed from next year’s crowded calendar to fit in IPL  matches.  The board scrambled to ward off any possible trouble. “We are trying to squeeze in the Deodhar Trophy  somewhere,”   its chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty told local  media.