IPL to be shifted outside India

[social]

I don't think there will be a problem with a fair few crowds due to no local teams at England because of how popular T20 is back there. RSA may not be that hot a venue but you never know. This is T20. Got packed houses in Pakistan for local domestic games.

Watching another country's domestic teams slog it out in a foreign country ranks pretty low on the entertainment metre

However, SA has the advantage of being in a similar time-zone to India and this is really a made-for-tv event

 

[Shri]

if its held there cant wait to see BRC cheerleaders

Vijay Mallya in a bikini.

I would rather not have cheerleaders at all. Period.

 

[Goughy]

if its money what matters then second edition is already a bigger hit than first

There is more to it than that. The management has not been the sharpest (diffrent decisions on this season and the aborted Champions League, ICL clashes etc). Also the money isnt guaranted and last season was played before the economic downtun.

If this goes ahead in England then I dont know what grounds they would use. Its in April right? That could get very cold and windy.

 

[biased indian]

Very surprised the whole tournament is shifting lock, stock & barrel. There's a case to skip some venues from what I've seen in the English media, but the whole dealy? Bit of a shock.

they require around 1.5 million para militry force to monitor election...this was always on the cards

 

[SJS]

Very surprised the whole tournament is shifting lock, stock & barrel. There's a case to skip some venues from what I've seen in the English media, but the whole dealy? Bit of a shock.

Aha there you are You are a rare sight BB.

Coming to IPL, you know its politics time in India and IPL is affected by it too. Modi has run foul of the establishment and the ruling Congress party and is being supported by BJP the main opposition party.

I suppose Modi is in the kind of company that suits him the most, the one with clean white clothes and grubby, murky, money tainted reputations

 

[biased indian]

There is more to it than that. The management has not been the sharpest (diffrent decisions on this season and the aborted Champions League, ICL clashes etc). Also the money isnt guaranted and last season was played before the economic downtun.

yes it is ...i have read it in last weeks papers ..only people who might take hit is the local bussiness man india who do bussiness like local vendors and shops

 

[Goughy]

yes it is ...i have read it in last weeks papers ..only people who might take hit is the local bussiness man india who do bussiness like local vendors and shops

I meant the players. They are on a pay-to-play basis.

 

[Langeveldt]

If it's in April, I think it would be pretty stupid to play the whole thing in England

 

[biased indian]

I meant the players. They are on a pay-to-play basis.

what is the difference for players from first season and this ??? did i miss any thing as far as i know the payemnt terms are all the same

 

[Goughy]

If it's in April, I think it would be pretty stupid to play the whole thing in England

Yeah and the English season will have started.

What grounds will they use? Scarborough is nice, but in April?

Cant see the IPL in SA being successful either.

 

[biased indian]

If it's in April, I think it would be pretty stupid to play the whole thing in England

they are saying the secomnd match will satrt @ 8PM IST which will mean the game will finsh around 7.30 - 8 PM in england will the light be good at this time around..not many grounds in england are having floodlight also rite..think it will be more likely SA

 

[pasag]

Probably the very worst time it could happen from an economic point of view, though I'd imagine it'd be back as strong as ever in the third year, especially as absence makes the heart grow fonder and all of that. Would also give the competition a foundation internationally, especially if it's held in England, so if managed well it could be the start of something much larger than what was originally thought.

Also kudos to the BCCI for making the tough decision and putting saftey above everything else (if it was their decision).

 

[biased indian]

they are now saying it could be held even in UAE

 

[G.I.Joe]

Oh well. The IPL can say good bye to one fan.

 

[Shri]

they are saying the secomnd match will satrt @ 8PM IST which will mean the game will finsh around 7.30 - 8 PM in england will the light be good at this time around..not many grounds in england are having floodlight also rite..think it will be more likely SA

The middle-east is also in the race to host the IPL. Cricinfo has updated the article.

 

[social]

they are now saying it could be held even in UAE

Makes sense - same time-zone as India, huge population from sub-continent, home of ICC, more money than any ICC members

 

[biased indian]

Makes sense - same time-zone as India, huge population from sub-continent, home of ICC, more money than any ICC members

its 1.30 behind ..but its one of the places where expat indians have taken a big hit due to ecnomic slow down

 

[R_D]

wise decision..... if they are going to go ahead with it.. better outside than within India.

BCCI don't really care about the whether nobody turns at the ground to watch the match as long as people in India are watching it on tv....
If it is success overseas than they'll obviousally go with the option of playing few matches overseas maybe the semi final or somthing like that.

I was looking forward to IPL but when the government said they couldn't gurantee enough police force... was happy for it to be cancelled but now thats its back on..... thats pretty good news

 

[duffer]

It'll be about 1/100th the spectacle outside of India. If they couldn't work it around the election they should've just waited a year. Disappointed with this.

 

[biased indian]

It'll be about 1/100th the spectacle outside of India. If they couldn't work it around the election they should've just waited a year. Disappointed with this.

the money at stake is too much for them to give it miss..and the best thing out of it is at least around 50-60 local players will get to tour to SA and play in all those famous ground which they might never have done