02 March,2010 09:06 AM IST | | Agencies
Cricketers' chief Tim May is confident there will not be mass withdrawals from this month's Indian Premier League after security fears were allayed.
A number of high-profile players had indicated they were considering pulling out of the tournament, which begins in Mumbai on March 12, because of concerns over their safety.
May told BBC Sport: "This is a significant step forward. The more information you provide the players with, the greater the likelihood that they will attend the event. We have a significant amount of information we did not have previously, which will assist players making far more informed decisions about whether to go or not.
"We haven't reached utopia yet, but the new information has given us greater confidence. Last week we were operating in an information vacuum," May said.
