New Delhi: The Committee of Administrators (COA) yesterday decided in unison that any state unit trying to sabotage Indian Premier League (IPL)âu00c2u0080u00c2u0088matches will face harsh punishment and the matter will be taken up at appropriate legal forum.

The COA, which met here yesterday, feels that the state units are trying to feed misinformation as they have never ever been required to spend any money from their coffers for arranging IPL matches.