The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to hold the first leg of the slam-bang T20 tournament IPL in UAE from April 16 to 30 while the second leg could be played from May 1 to 12 in either Bangladesh or India if the home ministry grants permission to the board to bring back the T20 tournament to its home country after the end of the seventh phase of elections on April 30.
"We had to decide on dates for the tournament but we are still hopeful that the home ministry will allow us to bring back IPL to India early so that over 70 per cent of the matches are held here," said IPL chairman Ranjib Biswal.
The home ministry, he said, is yet to take a decision on BCCI request allow the IPL to be held in India from the first week of May by when seven of the nine phases of elections will be over.
The final phase of the IPL, which will include the all crucial playoffs and the final, when viewership is at its highest, will be played in the country.
The home ministry had confirmed to BCCI that it will have no objection if the IPL is held after the final leg of the elections are over on May 12. it had, however, also made it clear that the cricket board will have to take prior permission from state governments because of security issues.
A senior BCCI official, who did not wish to be named said the board will also work out the details of a compensation package for IPL teams.
If more than half of the IPL matches are moved to an overseas location, it would mean a loss of 40-50 per cent in revenues for IPL teams as a considerable chunk of their revenues come from ticket sales on their home grounds. Even sponsorship and merchandising opportunities will get impacted due to the move...
"We had to decide on dates for the tournament but we are still hopeful that the home ministry will allow us to bring back IPL to India early so that over 70 per cent of the matches are held here," said IPL chairman Ranjib Biswal.
The home ministry, he said, is yet to take a decision on BCCI request allow the IPL to be held in India from the first week of May by when seven of the nine phases of elections will be over.
The final phase of the IPL, which will include the all crucial playoffs and the final, when viewership is at its highest, will be played in the country.
The home ministry had confirmed to BCCI that it will have no objection if the IPL is held after the final leg of the elections are over on May 12. it had, however, also made it clear that the cricket board will have to take prior permission from state governments because of security issues.
A senior BCCI official, who did not wish to be named said the board will also work out the details of a compensation package for IPL teams.
If more than half of the IPL matches are moved to an overseas location, it would mean a loss of 40-50 per cent in revenues for IPL teams as a considerable chunk of their revenues come from ticket sales on their home grounds. Even sponsorship and merchandising opportunities will get impacted due to the move...
Source: Cricket News
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