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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Television reports are stating that the Government has decided to ban the broadcast of IPL matches in Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2019</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1108423336567160832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Savak said:
The correct decision, *** for tat
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disagree. correct at time of the incidents. after de-escalation, they resumed PSL broadcast, so we can resume IPL broadcast.

in addition, i am not exactly sure, but this may have more monetary impact on our end then theirs. (channels that already paid for rights, lost ad revenue, etc.)
 
There was no need for this. Stupid.

No one watches or cares about IPL in Pakistan.

The rights went unsold last year, no one bothered to buy rights for IPL in Pakistan. So there was no need for this. Makes us look equally petty as Indians.
 
Also, i think its Fake News. How can government ban the broadcast when no channel bothered buying the rights for IPL?
 
Savak said:
The correct decision, *** for tat
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What *** for tat? India never banned PsL...DSport was showing it except few days of war like situation.

Also, didnt we made to believe that Pak dont mix politics with sports?
 
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Really need to stop with the pathetic *** for tat, whatever you can do, we can't do any better !!
 
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This might be response to "Reliance" being unreliable and backing out of PSL in an attempt to sabotage it.




In any case it won't effect India or IPL since the IPL rights went unsold anyway.
 
if PSL was banned in India (I'm not sure if it was) - then IPL should be banned in Pakistan... no sense in generating revenue for BCCI when they have done everything in their power to hurt Pakistan cricket
 
Needless move. Like most fans here, I haven't watched a single IPL match since Pakistani players were excluded from it
 
Its a needless move. The government should trust Pakistanis on this issue. Most Pakistanis will not watch it any way. Those who want to watch it will watch it through other channels.
 
Syed1 said:
This might be response to "Reliance" being unreliable and backing out of PSL in an attempt to sabotage it.





In any case it won't effect India or IPL since the IPL rights went unsold anyway.
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Yeah nobody in Pakistan watches the world best league of obnoxious franchise names
 
adzzy786 said:
Fake news
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Nix. Fawad Chaudary has confirmed this. He said they didn’t want to mix sports and politics but the Indian attitude of late gave them no options. Fair enough.

Sad day for Jang group.
 
So much for sports shouldn't be mixed with politics.

Govt has double standards, so do some folks here.
 
India brought politics into cricket and other sports.Indian policy since 1947 has been to harm Pakistan in any way it can.
 
IAJ said:
Nix. Fawad Chaudary has confirmed this. He said they didn’t want to mix sports and politics but the Indian attitude of late gave them no options. Fair enough.

Sad day for Jang group.
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If that is true then i am sure this "genius" suggestion came from the pea brain himself.
 
I hope this isn't true. it would be embarrassing. Plus, I doubt that many people even watch the IPL in Pakistan.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting confirms no IPL coverage in Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/xQbqQW94Sw">pic.twitter.com/xQbqQW94Sw</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1108468964630380545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Unnecessary move I think. Wasn't broadcast last year anyway.
 
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Completely agree, ban Indian movies, dramas, ban the IPL, ban Indian airplanes, make these people bleed so that Bollywood learns the hard way that they cannot arrogantly blow small things out of proportion and the nation of India must be taught that it will be held to account for the actions, statements by the likes of Narender Modi, Gautam Gambir, Kangana Ranaut, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Chetan Sharma e.t.c.
 
The reactionary politics suck. It gives away all the moral ground. So much for not mixing politics with sports.
 
Savak said:
Completely agree, ban Indian movies, dramas, ban the IPL, ban Indian airplanes, make these people bleed so that Bollywood learns the hard way that they cannot arrogantly blow small things out of proportion and the nation of India must be taught that it will be held to account for the actions, statements by the likes of Narender Modi, Gautam Gambir, Kangana Ranaut, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Chetan Sharma e.t.c.
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Agree
 
People in Pakistan watch the IPL? I'm British born and bred but still never sat down and watched a full match of the IPL.
 
Savak said:
Completely agree, ban Indian movies, dramas, ban the IPL, ban Indian airplanes, make these people bleed so that Bollywood learns the hard way that they cannot arrogantly blow small things out of proportion and the nation of India must be taught that it will be held to account for the actions, statements by the likes of Narender Modi, Gautam Gambir, Kangana Ranaut, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Chetan Sharma e.t.c.
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Pakistan is supposed to have a bigger heart than India. :afridi
They should show some evidence of it.
 
Pakistanis definitely need to ween off their addiction to Indian tv. That stuff isn’t good for anyone, except Indians.
 
BaankeJi said:
Pakistan is supposed to have a bigger heart than India. :afridi
They should show some evidence of it.
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Nah, not anymore. Recent war mongering from the other side and the manner in which they blew the Pulwama episode arrogantly out of proportions deserves a consequential response.
 
I am very happy with this

Though it may not make too much difference to India but I am happy
 
I whole heartedly agree with it. They have been mixing politics for decades. If they started on their terms, we have to have guts to finish on ours. However, I am afraid of a u-turn...
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting confirms no IPL coverage in Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2019?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/xQbqQW94Sw">pic.twitter.com/xQbqQW94Sw</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1108468964630380545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This is more for our advertisers to save and pay for PSL related slots (when it happens) on our TV stations instead of IPL.

Has no effect on India.
 
I am surprised it took 11 years.

Given IPL is the only league in the world which bans Pakistani players from participating and even makes things difficult for Pakistani origin players to get a clearance, this should have been done a decade ago.
 
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Late aye but durust aye.... this step should have been taken decades ago but good decision by the government.
 
If we can ban Pakistani artists, their matches etc then Pakistan have the same right too. We want to ban Pakistan but are ok to earn money from them through movies and cricket. That is plain hypocrisy by our so called patriots. :inti
 
Canford Cliffs said:
What *** for tat? India never banned PsL...DSport was showing it except few days of war like situation.

Also, didnt we made to believe that Pak dont mix politics with sports?
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Some posters will bring in "Don't mix politics" when pakistan is affected, however when tables are turned, it's *** for tat. However, not sure how much this even affects us to begin with.
 
Savak said:
Completely agree, ban Indian movies, dramas, ban the IPL, ban Indian airplanes, make these people bleed so that Bollywood learns the hard way that they cannot arrogantly blow small things out of proportion and the nation of India must be taught that it will be held to account for the actions, statements by the likes of Narender Modi, Gautam Gambir, Kangana Ranaut, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Chetan Sharma e.t.c.
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However, this will have zero impact on India as India is hardly dependent on Pakistanis alone for watching Bollywood, IPL etc.
 
Principally, wrong decision. Pakistan has zero hysteria about India, almost indifference, but these kind of steps equate them with Indian jingoism.

However, for optics, probably the government wanted to show it is not going to be a pushover in any field.

Personally I disagree. Don't remember the last time I watched IPL. In general, no country watches another country's domestic league. The only product where I see some interest from Pakistanis is the Big Bash League - but I may be wrong.
 
And to play the Devil's Advocate...

This might backfire as people will now be curious as to what is the big deal of IPL, and there will be more Pakistanis actually watching IPL through illegal streams.

The demand always goes high when the thing is less available, and its basic market economy.

Sky and BT sport streams are wanted everywhere in the world because they are only available to UK users. If Sky and BT ever went Worldwide, the demand would immediately drop as access would be easy.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
And to play the Devil's Advocate...

This might backfire as people will now be curious as to what is the big deal of IPL, and there will be more Pakistanis actually watching IPL through illegal streams.

The demand always goes high when the thing is less available, and its basic market economy.

Sky and BT sport streams are wanted everywhere in the world because they are only available to UK users. If Sky and BT ever went Worldwide, the demand would immediately drop as access would be easy.
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Not really. Noone watched IPL before. Why on earth would they now.
 
light said:
Some posters will bring in "Don't mix politics" when pakistan is affected, however when tables are turned, it's *** for tat. However, not sure how much this even affects us to begin with.
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Lol banning IPL in Pak wont have any impact on the daddy league at all. Players like ABDV and Russell pulled out of PSL to stay fit for IPL shows where this league stands and how important it is for top players. So IPL will remain the biggest cricket carnival and an epitome of highest level of cricket. Its just that Pak fans will miss it this year unfortunately. But then again, their players are missing it for XI years...so fans can sacrifice it for a year.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
And to play the Devil's Advocate...

This might backfire as people will now be curious as to what is the big deal of IPL, and there will be more Pakistanis actually watching IPL through illegal streams.

The demand always goes high when the thing is less available, and its basic market economy.

Sky and BT sport streams are wanted everywhere in the world because they are only available to UK users. If Sky and BT ever went Worldwide, the demand would immediately drop as access would be easy.
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This doesn't work when there is no novelty factor. IPL is a not a new league - it has been around for 11 years and people know what the big deal is.

The notion that "no one watches IPL in Pakistan" is a self-satisfying exaggeration. Perhaps PPers don't, but there are plenty of other cricket nerds in Pakistan who do.

However, it is true that the interest has dwindled over the last few years because of the emergence of PSL. Nonetheless, those who watch the IPL anyway will still find a way to do so.

Pakistan's decision to ban the broadcast of IPL is not an attempt to impact the popularity of IPL or to ensure that there is no demand in Pakistan. It is purely a symbolic gesture to show that Indian products will not be backed by the country through legal channels during these times of war hysteria.
 
Canford Cliffs said:
Lol banning IPL in Pak wont have any impact on the daddy league at all. Players like ABDV and Russell pulled out of PSL to stay fit for IPL shows where this league stands and how important it is for top players. So IPL will remain the biggest cricket carnival and an epitome of highest level of cricket. Its just that Pak fans will miss it this year unfortunately. But then again, their players are missing it for XI years...so fans can sacrifice it for a year.
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Some people are in perpetual denial, but the majority are sensible enough to realise that the PSL is nothing more than speck of dust compared to the IPL, and if the players are given a choice between the two leagues, none of them will opt to play in the PSL.

However, the decision to block coverage in Pakistan is not an attempt to derail IPL. We are not capable of hurting the IPL even if we want to.

We already tried it in 2009 when we blocked our players from participating because the Indian government blamed us for Mumbai attacks, but that misadventure backfired spectacularly and we have learned our lesson.
 
Mamoon said:
Some people are in perpetual denial, but the majority are sensible enough to realise that the PSL is nothing more than speck of dust compared to the IPL, and if the players are given a choice between the two leagues, none of them will opt to play in the PSL.
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:yk bro i get your point but whats up with the hyperbole nowadays?
 
iPakistani said:
People in Pakistan watch the IPL? I'm British born and bred but still never sat down and watched a full match of the IPL.
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same here..I dont watch any cricket where india are involved unless they are getting a hammering..then I may watch the highlights but otherwise unless they play England I have zero interest. I watched the first season of the IPL because of sohail tanvir et al but after that I couldnt care less..why would a Pakistani be interested in a Indian domestic tournament anyway??
 
Mamoon said:
This doesn't work when there is no novelty factor. IPL is a not a new league - it has been around for 11 years and people know what the big deal is.

The notion that "no one watches IPL in Pakistan" is a self-satisfying exaggeration. Perhaps PPers don't, but there are plenty of other cricket nerds in Pakistan who do.

However, it is true that the interest has dwindled over the last few years because of the emergence of PSL. Nonetheless, those who watch the IPL anyway will still find a way to do so.

Pakistan's decision to ban the broadcast of IPL is not an attempt to impact the popularity of IPL or to ensure that there is no demand in Pakistan. It is purely a symbolic gesture to show that Indian products will not be backed by the country through legal channels during these times of war hysteria.
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do you have any viewing figures? I would be curious to know..and yes there are plenty of cricket crazies who watch everything..
 
I am intented to believe its a strategic decision by Pak govt. With Pak-Aust series starting same time as IPL, they cant afford the viewership to go down of that series due to IPL. Hence the ban perhaps, who knows. There is a reason IPL is given a seperate window bcoz most boards realize international cricket will fall pale infront of the mighty IPL.
 
Canford Cliffs said:
I am intented to believe its a strategic decision by Pak govt. With Pak-Aust series starting same time as IPL, they cant afford the viewership to go down of that series due to IPL. Hence the ban perhaps, who knows. There is a reason IPL is given a seperate window bcoz most boards realize international cricket will fall pale infront of the mighty IPL.
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What makes you think the Pakistani awaam would rather watch IPL after 6 weeks of PSL instead of watching Pakistan playing against Australia? As someone has already pointed out, the viewing rights for IPL went unsold last year in Pakistan. At the moment, it is very hard to even imagine the Pakistani awaam wanting to watch anything Indian after how their cricketing legends and Bollywood stars openly called out for war against the nation. Do not underestimate the intellect of the Pakistani public, they are loving and generous but are also very patriotic to their mother land.
 
the Great Khan said:
do you have any viewing figures? I would be curious to know..and yes there are plenty of cricket crazies who watch everything..
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I don't have figures and neither do I know how to dig them out, but I do know for a fact that IPL had considerable fan following in Pakistan for many years. In fact you can even dig up an article written by a Pakistani sports journalist back in 2013, on why the IPL is popular in Pakistan in spite of no Pakistani representation.

https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/17046/eight-reasons-why-the-ipl-is-popular-in-pakistan/

There are two main reasons why the IPL is more popular in Pakistan compared to other leagues like Big Bash and CPL. Firstly, the time slot for the IPL matches are suitable to the Pakistani audience. Big Bash is usually too early in the morning while CPL is usually too late in the night.

Secondly, and more importantly, a lot of people started following different IPL teams thanks to the Pakistani players in season 1. Fans of Afridi started to follow the now defunct Deccan Chargers, Akhtar fans started to follow KKR etc., and people started to invest in these teams.

GEO Super has telecasted the IPL for years and if there were no eyeballs, they would be losing a lot of money which hasn't been the case. You are right in stating that some people watch everything.

Forget IPL, there is an audience for Hong Kong Sixes and even that weird Ice tournament in Switzerland that took place last year. However, I have definitely noticed a drop in interest after the PSL. Since the IPL starts right after the PSL and is two months long, quite a few people have lost interest.

Also, because of the supposed rivalry between PSL and IPL, some people oddly feel that it is their patriotic duty to not watch the IPL anymore.
 
Mamoon said:
I don't have figures and neither do I know how to dig them out, but I do know for a fact that IPL had considerable fan following in Pakistan for many years. In fact you can even dig up an article written by a Pakistani sports journalist back in 2013, on why the IPL is popular in Pakistan in spite of no Pakistani representation.

https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/17046/eight-reasons-why-the-ipl-is-popular-in-pakistan/

There are two main reasons why the IPL is more popular in Pakistan compared to other leagues like Big Bash and CPL. Firstly, the time slot for the IPL matches are suitable to the Pakistani audience. Big Bash is usually too early in the morning while CPL is usually too late in the night.

Secondly, and more importantly, a lot of people started following different IPL teams thanks to the Pakistani players in season 1. Fans of Afridi started to follow the now defunct Deccan Chargers, Akhtar fans started to follow KKR etc., and people started to invest in these teams.

GEO Super has telecasted the IPL for years and if there were no eyeballs, they would be losing a lot of money which hasn't been the case. You are right in stating that some people watch everything.

Forget IPL, there is an audience for Hong Kong Sixes and even that weird Ice tournament in Switzerland that took place last year. However, I have definitely noticed a drop in interest after the PSL. Since the IPL starts right after the PSL and is two months long, quite a few people have lost interest.

Also, because of the supposed rivalry between PSL and IPL, some people oddly feel that it is their patriotic duty to not watch the IPL anymore.
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it would be interesting to find out if we could get some viewing figures..I would be curious..I bet alot of our goan and pind lurkay watch the IPL..you get a bit of Bollywood and some half naked cheerleaders to oggle at so I wont be surprised..I think the length is the biggest issue. It would be interesting to see if viewing figures fluctuate from the start till the end..

I think this year will see a massive drop off due to nationalist fervour...I expect it to drop significantly..
 
There was never that much interest towards IPL and most of the people didnt use to watch anyway so its more like a message than anything else.
 
Mamoon said:
It is many things, but most importantly, it is the tournament that brought PSL into existence.
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This line sums up everything...very well said. IPL is the reason and brain child for all cricket leagues around the world.
 
Mamoon said:
It is many things, but most importantly, it is the tournament that brought PSL into existence.
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Canford Cliffs said:
This line sums up everything...very well said. IPL is the reason and brain child for all cricket leagues around the world.
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I guess it was the rebellious and now defunct tournament ICL which started it all for T20 leagues. While the idea of overseas players have been in country cricket for decades.
 
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Canford Cliffs said:
I am intented to believe its a strategic decision by Pak govt. With Pak-Aust series starting same time as IPL, they cant afford the viewership to go down of that series due to IPL. Hence the ban perhaps, who knows. There is a reason IPL is given a seperate window bcoz most boards realize international cricket will fall pale infront of the mighty IPL.
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Perfect example of being too full of oneself.
What makes you think if given a chance between Pak vs Aus and IPL Pakistani awaam would choose IPL and that too after watching Psl for a whole month.
You have got to be kidding me.
 
Titan24 said:
I guess it was the rebellious and now defunct tournament ICL which started it all for T20 leagues. While the idea of overseas players have been in country cricket for decades.
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Not really. The concept of ICL was totally different. It was like an unofficial Ind vs Pak tournament with few foreign players. The only similarity, it was also a 20 over game but thats about it.

All modern leagues are copied from IPL and adopted the style Lalit Modi invented in 2008

4 international players per team.
Strategic time out
Auctions
Format of the knock out stage (Qualifier eliminator)
Big name team mentors
Sponsor Catchphrased attached with each sixes and wickets
Team anthem song
Most teams even copied IPL team shirts

Everything is copied from IPL and no league has come up with any thing new.

But I will give credit to PSL...unlike other leagues they didnt copy the name atleast. They have done the invention of changing the name from premier league to super league :genius

:))
 
Mamoon said:
I don't have figures and neither do I know how to dig them out, but I do know for a fact that IPL had considerable fan following in Pakistan for many years. In fact you can even dig up an article written by a Pakistani sports journalist back in 2013, on why the IPL is popular in Pakistan in spite of no Pakistani representation.

https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/17046/eight-reasons-why-the-ipl-is-popular-in-pakistan/

There are two main reasons why the IPL is more popular in Pakistan compared to other leagues like Big Bash and CPL. Firstly, the time slot for the IPL matches are suitable to the Pakistani audience. Big Bash is usually too early in the morning while CPL is usually too late in the night.

Secondly, and more importantly, a lot of people started following different IPL teams thanks to the Pakistani players in season 1. Fans of Afridi started to follow the now defunct Deccan Chargers, Akhtar fans started to follow KKR etc., and people started to invest in these teams.

GEO Super has telecasted the IPL for years and if there were no eyeballs, they would be losing a lot of money which hasn't been the case. You are right in stating that some people watch everything.

Forget IPL, there is an audience for Hong Kong Sixes and even that weird Ice tournament in Switzerland that took place last year. However, I have definitely noticed a drop in interest after the PSL. Since the IPL starts right after the PSL and is two months long, quite a few people have lost interest.

Also, because of the supposed rivalry between PSL and IPL, some people oddly feel that it is their patriotic duty to not watch the IPL anymore.
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IPL to bahana hay, nishana Media houses hain who kind of desserted PCB during PSL bid. This move will make them bid aggressively next time. That's what I think it is.
 
Canford Cliffs said:
Not really. The concept of ICL was totally different. It was like an unofficial Ind vs Pak tournament with few foreign players. The only similarity, it was also a 20 over game but thats about it.

All modern leagues are copied from IPL and adopted the style Lalit Modi invented in 2008

4 international players per team.
Strategic time out
Auctions
Format of the knock out stage (Qualifier eliminator)
Big name team mentors
Sponsor Catchphrased attached with each sixes and wickets
Team anthem song
Most teams even copied IPL team shirts

Everything is copied from IPL and no league has come up with any thing new.

But I will give credit to PSL...unlike other leagues they didnt copy the name atleast. They have done the invention of changing the name from premier league to super league :genius

:))
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Considering how much you are posting here shows how badly this has effected you. Awwwww don't cry poor baby :wy
 
IPL is on the wane outside of India anyway, Sky sports in the UK who signed a multi million pound deal just last year will not be showing the tournament, instead will be on star or zee tv one of those obscure channels.
 
Pakistan’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry informed that Pakistan will not be airing the Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) which gets underway on March 23.

The move comes after India’s official broadcaster of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), DSports pulled out from the Twenty20 league held between February 14-March 17 following the Pulwama terror attack which claimed the lives of over 40 CRPF personnel in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

India-based producers of PSL, IMG Reliance also pulled out from producing to protest the dastardly attacks. “During the PSL, the way the Indian companies and the government treated Pakistan cricket… after that, we can’t tolerate that IPL is shown in Pakistan,” Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry told a Pakistan news channel.

Chaudhry said that Pakistan was keen to keep sports away from politics, but they were forced to take the move due to the stance take by their Indian counterparts.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take appropriate action against the Indian team for wearing camouflage caps during the third ODI against Australia in Ranchi. Chaudhry alleged that India tried to politicise the sport by wearing army caps as a mark of protest to the Pulwama attack.

“We tried to keep politics and cricket apart but then the Indian cricket team played matches wearing army caps against Australia. There was no action taken against that. I feel if IPL is not shown in Pakistan it will be a loss for IPL and Indian cricket. We are a cricketing superpower in international cricket,” Chaudhry added.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...e-airing-indian-premier-league-matches-817413
 
Canford Cliffs said:
Not really. The concept of ICL was totally different. It was like an unofficial Ind vs Pak tournament with few foreign players. The only similarity, it was also a 20 over game but thats about it.

All modern leagues are copied from IPL and adopted the style Lalit Modi invented in 2008

4 international players per team.
Strategic time out
Auctions
Format of the knock out stage (Qualifier eliminator)
Big name team mentors
Sponsor Catchphrased attached with each sixes and wickets
Team anthem song
Most teams even copied IPL team shirts

Everything is copied from IPL and no league has come up with any thing new.

But I will give credit to PSL...unlike other leagues they didnt copy the name atleast. They have done the invention of changing the name from premier league to super league :genius

:))
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However there is no auction in PSL, there is a draft system.
 
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Chaudhry is right... taking away 5-10 million in viewership is a lot and the way IMG Reliance pulled the plug on the PSL was just outrageous.
 
Titan24 said:
I guess it was the rebellious and now defunct tournament ICL which started it all for T20 leagues. While the idea of overseas players have been in country cricket for decades.
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IPL is also the brain child for all football leagues in the world as well. :inti
 
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