IPL to be shifted outside India

[Jamee999]

Matches would be starting at 10.30 and 2.30 in England.

 

[Fidel Castro]

Cool, so I get to watch the Pune Poo Sticks in my back yard.. I absolutely can't wait

Wait till they get hold Capetown ****s.

 

[TT Boy]

How many people here have been to Cape Town in late April/lateMay?

There are gale force winds and rain that comes down sideways.

For SA, Durban seems to be the only option.

Cant play on the South Coast due to the weather and by May the highveld will be bone dry and the grass will be dying.

Really, it is a bad time for both SA and England. UAE may be a better bet than both, though I doubt they have enough staduims to sread the tournament around and get decent crowds every day

Agree.

Pakistani and Indian expats work all day for the Arabs so they will only have time on the weekends. When Pak were playing in the Gulf State recently against the Windies, the expatriates only came out when work was finished for the week.

 

[Fidel Castro]

It should be fairly well supported in SA, but only by the Indian community I imagine, ask most fans here about the IPL and you get blanked.. And quite right too, the whole thing is a circus and a farce

I agree it is a bloody circus. But a farce? How exactly? It brings in truckloads of money for the players of other countries, and perhaps more than what they earn in the whites for a full year in about a month's time. Plus, it has led to a wholly new concept in cricket, to enhance it's popularity without affecting the core game that is Test Cricket.

I can only assume sour grapes, but cannot fathom why.

 

[Athlai]

Precam and his proxies IMO

 

[Fidel Castro]

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.

Valid comments there, especially regarding the weather as April and May's England is not everyone's cup of tea.

However, the good thing financially about the IPL is that most of the revenue is fixed and only a small portion of it, like gate receipts etc are variable and dependent on the dynamics of the economy. A large chunk of the revenue pie is written into TV contracts, and despite the downturn, ad money will continue to flow in, and barring exceptional events, should see the tournament in the black.

 

[NUFAN]

So like, 3am? Won't exactly be seeing much.

I was offered a opportunity to write reports of IPL matches for money, actually working for a website. But with it being so late at night, and reports expected within a couple of hours, it's not possible while I'm at school.

You were given this opportunity but you are not going to take it? Why don't you go to sleep at 6pm or so and wake up at 3 in time for the match?

 

[Craig]

Precam and his proxies IMO

AWTA there.

 

[duffer]

If it wasn't pathetic before it sure is now. Could've at least waited a day or two before trying.

 

[Xuhaib]

lulz at precamb.

dead set worst guy ever.

 

[Fidel Castro]

I hope that this shift of venue will render the No travel ban for the contracted Pakistani players useless, and we can see them in this year's edition too. Guys like Tanveer, Gul etc are raw value and I am looking forward to seeing them in action in this year's IPL.

 

[silentstriker]

I like it because of the atmosphere. Can't replicate that, so I'm not sure if I'll be watching.

 

[Dravid]

What the hell? What's the point of having an INDIAN cricket leauge outside India. Either have it home or don't have it all. You will never see the entire NBA season being played in India just because of security threats in America would you? No..they would either play it in america or cancel the season

 

[four_or_six]

What the hell? What's the point of having an INDIAN cricket leauge outside India. Either have it home or don't have it all. You will never see the entire NBA season being played in India just because of security threats in America would you? No..they would either play it in america or cancel the season

Money, presumably. I think some of the franchises would have some serious financial problems if it was cancelled. Especially since the Champions League was also cancelled.

 

[Jamee999]

I like it because of the atmosphere.

There goes the Lunar Premier League

 

[NUFAN]

Wonder how the owners of the franchisers are going to feel about this. I mean they are going to lose alot of money with the move, and from a selection perspective there would have been some players picked with the Indian conditions in mind, so much different to English seaming conditions, that's for sure.

Not looking forward to the InternationalPL so much now.

 

[pasag]

What the hell? What's the point of having an INDIAN cricket leauge outside India. Either have it home or don't have it all. You will never see the entire NBA season being played in India just because of security threats in America would you? No..they would either play it in america or cancel the season

Why on earth would the cancel it? Honestly, I can't think of one logical reason from a business perspective. And that's what it is after all, a business, so as long as it'll be profitable overseas, there's little point in not trying to relocate.

 

[pasag]

Wonder how the owners of the franchisers are going to feel about this. I mean they are going to lose alot of money with the move, and from a selection perspective there would have been some players picked with the Indian conditions in mind, so much different to English seaming conditions, that's for sure.

Not looking forward to the InternationalPL so much now.

Doubt they'd be very happy, but they'd be a lot more upset if it was cancelled all together. Apparently the BCCI is going to compensate them in some way as well.

 

[Goughy]

I dont know much about Indian politics. For how long has this election been scheduled to clash with the IPL?

 

[silentstriker]

I dont know much about Indian politics. For how long has this election been scheduled to clash with the IPL?

Not long.