Amid the furore over holding IPL matches in drought-hit Maharashtra, India's limited over skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni yesterday said shifting matches will not resolve the perennial crisis as it requires a "long-term" solution.
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"If you see, all these questions are good to hear, I think for us it's more important to seek long-term solutions," said Dhoni. The dire situation over potable water in the state has sparked a raging debate over the suitability of playing IPL games in the state, besides leading to a PIL filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the use of large quantity of water for maintaining pitches despite the grave water crisis.
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"Whether IPL's match number 5, 6 or 7 happens or not, I don't think it makes much of a difference," said Dhoni at a sponsor event.
'Momentarily driven' "But we have to look at a long-term solution... How we ensure water is sent to those areas where there is water shortage. "From what I have seen on TV quite a few dams are there, where only one or two per cent water is left. So we have to look at a long-term solution," Dhoni said.
"I think people talking about whether matches should happen or not, it's more momentarily driven than anything else. I think what's important for us as a county is to see what the long-term solution is and we have to move in that direction," said the wicketkeeper-batsman.

Amid the furore over holding IPL matches in drought-hit Maharashtra, India's limited over skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni yesterday said shifting matches will not resolve the perennial crisis as it requires a "long-term" solution

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