This meant all the objections raised by the print media were addressed. The fresh guides will be issued by IPL tomorrow. But IPL maintained that they wouldn’t be allowing reporters from websites to enter the press box on match days nor will it allow them to post news agencies photographers of the inaugural T20 league on the net. It will be clear in the coming days how the agencies take to this restriction. On Friday IS Bindra, a member of IPL’s governing council, while speaking to The Indian Express on Friday had assured an amicable solution to the dispute was on the cards and that proved to be a hint to Modi’s flexible stance today.

The clause that made it mandatory for all photographers to upload their picture daily to IPL website was scrapped. According to Modi, the reason the clause figured in the conditions was because of IPL’s plans to create a comprehensive database. After a long debate it was decided that IPL can make a request for photographs after the event and it would be the prerogative of the media house to oblige them.

There was also a rollback on the issue of photographs used by newspapers on their websites. Modi made it clear that there was no restriction on the photographs that are used in the newspaper to be displayed on the website but as for the unpublished images, not more than six per match can be uploaded.

Furthermore Modi clarified IPL’s stance on the clause that spoke about “marks, names or logos of any third party (commercial or otherwise) on images”. As things stand now, branding of images can be done in the adjoining areas but not on the image.