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IPL 2020 postponed for an indefinite period due to Coronavirus Pandemic

Should the IPL be postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak in India?

  • Yes, no point risking lives of players and spectators

    Votes: 32 84.2%

  • No, let sports events go on as usual

    Votes: 6 15.8%
  • Total voters
    38
  • Poll closed .
A BCCI teleconference on Wednesday discussed the possible scheduling of IPL and also gave a thought to India’s domestic and international seasons.

It is learnt that the office-bearers also discussed the possible postponement of the T20 World Cup in Australia, scheduled for October-November.

While the office-bearers agreed that there was very little chance of any cricket taking place in India until later this year, the talk of the ICC event getting pushed back at least gave the BCCI a window to slot the IPL. However, with India’s Covid-19 curve getting steeper and a heavy cloud of uncertainty hovering over the game’s commencement, the Indian board merely saw this as a glimmer of hope for this season’s IPL.

Meanwhile, in Australia despite the pandemic’s numbers shrinking, serious question marks remained over the country hosting the T20 World Cup as per schedule.

Australia has closed its borders for six months and even Cricket Australia (CA), jointly with the ICC, has been exploring alternate options.

It is learnt that the majority of the ICC members are in agreement that a global event like the T20 World Cup can’t be staged behind closed doors.

“A one or two-match (T20 series) before empty stands may happen. But a big event like the World Cup, I don’t think it will happen,” a BCCI functionary told The Indian Express.

“If there’s a possibility to organise the IPL (in autumn), we will go for it, but at the moment we are not in a position to take a call,” he added.

One of his colleagues sounded more cautious about the future.

“See, at the moment we aren’t sure about anything. One thing we are very sure, we can’t take any chances (about the safety of players, officials and spectators). We will see what they (CA and ICC) decide about the T20 World Cup and will act accordingly,” he said, making it amply clear that the BCCI will start thinking about its future course of action only after the government green light.

If eventually the T20 World Cup is postponed and the BCCI gets an opportunity to organise the IPL in October-November, participation of overseas players might not be a problem.

“Cricket boards that are issuing NOCs to their players for the IPL get 10 per cent each based on the total contract value of the players from the respective boards. Given the current (economic) situation, everybody would like to maintain a good rapport with the BCCI,” said a source.

India swapping the T20 World Cup with Australia and hosting it this year, is ruled out, it is learnt.

BCCI vs Star: Five years or five seasons

In case the 2020 Indian Premier League gets cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, should Star get an additional year added to their broadcasting contract with BCCI? Some legal experts have said that Star’s 2017-2022 deal should get extended to 2023 in case of the eventuality, arguing that the contract is valid for ‘five seasons’. However, BCCI so far hints that Star’s right to broadcast IPL ends in 2022 as the deal is for ‘five years’. This conflicting interpretation of the terms of agreement might result in Star invoking the “breach of contract” clause.

Meanwhile, a delayed, or even shortened, IPL might avert this potential face-off. Star, at present, is heavily invested in cricket as it has pledged close to Rs 30,000 crore in media rights. Besides being the rights holders for Indian cricket at home and IPL, they have ICC’s global broadcasting rights.

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-window-t20-world-cup-cancelled-6399120/
 
After Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board has offered to host the suspended edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is no stranger to hosting the IPL, having arranged 20 matches in 2014 to avoid date clashes with the general elections in India. However, it’s not a proposal the Indian board (BCCI) is expected to jump upon at this stage. “The UAE has offered to host the IPL if we want them to. But right now when there is no international travel, there is no question of taking a call on that,” said BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal.

The BCCI hasn’t given up hope of rescheduling the IPL and keeping it in India should the coronavirus be contained. BCCI officials say they have been looking at identifying bio-secure stadiums at home, but India currently has far too many virus affected red zones. In a scenario where the government is unable to lift the curbs on sporting events, would the BCCI be open to move the IPL to a foreign land, like they had done in 2009 (South Africa) and in 2014? Dhumal was non-committal. “The health and security of players and all participants is our priority. At the moment, the entire world travel has come to a standstill, so there is nothing we can decide at this stage,” he said.

Taking the IPL abroad is a contingency that has been discussed with franchises over informal channels. Even if the IPL is staged in India, closed-door matches look like the best bet. Franchises, in any case, stand to lose out on revenue from gate receipts. Similarly, with social distancing guidelines expected to stay regardless of the venue, maximum leverage for sponsors (like player meet-and-greets) are unlikely. Sri Lanka and UAE being geographically close, TV timings would be a non-issue.

Even an IPL just for TV will protect the broadcast and title rights deals of the BCCI. A regular IPL would have helped BCCI earn around Rs 2500 crore. With player salaries tipping Rs 600 crore, franchises too were expected to make profits of over Rs 150 crore each. With such healthy returns guaranteed, cricket boards volunteering to host the IPL is unsurprising. When the IPL was shifted to South Africa, Cricket South Africa (CSA) made a turnover of $ 11.4 million. The UAE Board charged much less from the BCCI for staging the IPL, but it lifted their profile and helped Dubai become a regular international destination.

Sri Lanka’s cricket board is struggling financially, with no takers for its media rights tender. The staging fees of the IPL and renewed broadcaster interest could have helped them. “We have discussed amongst our committee members the proposal to host the IPL in Sri Lanka. We are in lockdown till May 11. Any further decision will be taken after that,” said SLC secretary Mohan de Silva

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...t-to-decide/story-j3Pb2fNkIftp3KQAEwKGVK.html
 
If the choice is between SL and UAE, then IPL should definitely be played in UAE. As we all know whenever cricket is back, the 1st tournament that will be played is IPL. Assuming cricket is back in monsoon, its will not be a wise decision to hold this mega league in rainy SL. Dubai can be a fantastic venue for IPL.
 
BCCI needs to quit with IPL IPL IPL all the time. We get it, it’s the ultimate money maker for Indian cricket but as the current pandemic is only gaining momentum, I personally don’t see it happening this year.
 
CanadianG00se said:
BCCI needs to quit with IPL IPL IPL all the time. We get it, it’s the ultimate money maker for Indian cricket but as the current pandemic is only gaining momentum, I personally don’t see it happening this year.
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Likely in September and October.
 
Rescheduled Indian Premier League looms over Australian summer

Australia’s best cricketers return to work next week with the international calendar as uncertain as the nature of their contracts, and the financial health of the game under a cloud in this country and any other where it is played.

The big names traditionally use the eight weeks of leave granted to all contracted players to earn some pocket money at the IPL, but like almost everything else in business and sport, that was closed down.

Others who planned holidays or weddings had those plans scuttled too. Adam Zampa numbered among the latter.

Fitness tests are among the first things players face when they return to their state bodies and most sound like they will be returning in better condition than when they left.

Steve Smith did 21km on Sydney’s Bay Run in 1hr35m thinking it was a half-marathon. When notified he was 100m short of the official length he did it again and shaved two minutes off the time.

David Warner is keeping fit posting dance videos with his family on social media and Alyssa Healy has been working on her golf swing with husband Mitchell Starc.

Looming as a potential issue — and one that could turn messy — is the proposal that the IPL replaces the T20 World Cup scheduled for October and November in Australia.

Many who understand the power of the BCCI believe the Indian domestic tournament will hold sway.

Cricket Australia faces the issue of releasing its biggest stars at the start of the home summer. It has reconciled itself somewhat to them using their leave period to play, but in the past offered fast bowlers longer contracts in the hope they’d use that time for recovery.

The likes of Pat Cummins or Josh Hazle*wood incurring injury at the IPL would be a nightmare and the impact only heightened if the tournament was to be held in October-November.

India, as reported by The Australian this week, is expected to sweeten the deal for CA by offering two extra ODIs in the summer and guaranteeing its appearance in uncertain times. A no-show could potentially cost the local game $300m.

All boards seem keen on helping each other through the crisis.

Should the Australian players get paid for the time they are away playing in the IPL when it is not their leave period?

The Australian reported on Thursday of a proposed get-out clause for contracted players should their pay drop below a certain mark.

Cricket Australia said on Thursday the clause was there to protect low-paid players who might only have a contract in a T20 league, for example.

Speaking on Gerard Whateley’s SEN program, Australian Cricketers Association boss Alistair Nicholson confirmed that this was his understanding of the clause as well.

“We are talking about a number of mechanisms around contracting,” Nicholson said. “It’s something that is in the mix but it is in the background of uncertainty around the re-forecasting or the forecasting for the next financial year and that’s something we will get in the next few weeks from Cricket Australia.

“A lot of it is around the percentage retainer clause where contracts can be connected by a percentage to the overall pool that they are connected to — that’s something we’ve offered to Cricket Australia as a potential contracting mechanism.

“If we do that what does that do to some of the younger players, some of the female players who are on lower contracts? How low can that potentially go? We are working through some of the scenarios there.

“It’s more of a case of if we do put in a new clause to give Cricket Australia more flexibility around contracting what are the consequences on all our player groups?”

Source : https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sp...r/news-story/db964bc09acc70e843f379a5decf0380
 
BCCI working on ‘isolation camp’ for players in ‘safe zones’

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket board (BCCI) is working on an ‘isolation’ camp for its players to get things underway for the resumption of cricket amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

TOI has learnt that the board is looking for a place that could be outside the defined containment zones to have its senior players, team management and other staff to get started with the training after a gap of over two months.

The National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru has all the facilities for training but there are still cases of Covid-19 coming up in the city. The idea is to have a set of players, coaching staff and people — including catering, security and housekeeping—in a quarantined and sanitized atmosphere. BCCI is also working on the idea of other alternative venues which will be deemed ‘safe’ by the central government.

“The safety of the players is the board’s priority. We will have to work on the logistics and see if Bengaluru is safe enough. If things don’t look absolutely fine, then we will look for areas in the country which fall outside the containment zones. The camp will be sanitized. And there is also an option of opening up local stadiums to senior players,” a BCCI official told TOI. “The players, team management and the cricket operations team are constantly in touch to deal with every issue,” the official added.

TOI understands that everyone picked for the camp — from players to general staff — will have to clear health prerequisites and will not move out of the camp premises. The players are mentally ready to be in isolation and quarantine. By the looks of things, it will be difficult to get the camp going in the near future. It might take more than a month and will depend on the relaxations given by the government after May 18.

“There are a lot of logistical issues. BCCI needs government directions and will adhere to it. The flight schedule and freedom of movement will have to be taken into account. The medical team is also in the loop,” the official said.

Given the circumstances, India’s impending tour of Sri Lanka in late June looks highly unlikely. The players would need at least a month and a half to get back into their grooves for an international tournament. The focus right now is clearly on the ICC T20 World Cup or a curtailed IPL, if possible.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...layers-in-safe-zones/articleshow/75743351.cms
 
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly expressed is concerns about the financial conditions of BCCI if IPL does not take place this year. The former India captain said BCCI will have to incur a loss of around Rs. 4000 crore if IPL’s 13th edition does not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

IPL 2020 was scheduled for a March 29 beginning this year but was suspended till April when Indian government banned foreign visas. Situations became more difficult for IPL when India was sent on a lockdown. BCCI had no choice but to postpone this year’s IPL for an indefinite period.

“We will have to examine our financial situation, see how much money we have and take a call. Not hosting the Indian Premier League (IPL) will cause losses to the tune of Rs. 4,000 crore which is huge,” Ganguly told mid-day.


The former India opener also hinted that the board might have to go on a paycut if the IPL doesn’t happen this year.

“If the IPL takes place, we won’t have to go in for pay cuts. We’ll manage things,” added Ganguly.

Suggestions were also made to host the IPL behind closed doors with no spectators in the ground. Reacting on the same, Ganguly said, the attraction will be less.

“Yes, the attraction will be less. I remember playing in such a scenario [when spectators were not allowed in for the final day after crowd disturbances at Eden Gardens] at the Asian Test Championship game against Pakistan in 1999 and there was a clear lack of excitement.

“If you have matches with restricted amount of crowds, not only would strict social distancing rules apply, the officials would also have to be very careful about how the spectators leave the galleries for home. The policing will have to be very strict. It’s a tough call and the situation we find ourselves in, is grave,” Ganguly added.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...rav-ganguly/story-lV8pkzS3Wr4a6m4e21pFxK.html
 
^ Saurav Ganguly is saying what everyone already know. IPL is the cash cow for BCCI and not able to organize it even for a year means a massive loss. I mean INR 4000 Cr is a huge loss for any organization to bear. And BCCIs loss meaning world cricket will suffer.

Therefore as an when cricket is back, IPL should be the 1st tournament played. There must be no 2 ways about it.
 
The loss from just the broadcast deal alone should be around $550 million. Tack on various avenues of sponsorship deals, should put loss of revenues around $700 million. That is larger than annual budgets of many boards combined.

IPL is the largest revenue generating event in cricket. Very important to the BCCI. But I would say, they have to let go of this season and wait for next year. But then, I am not responsible for anything BCCI related. So, easy for me to say.
 
Rajdeep said:
^ Saurav Ganguly is saying what everyone already know. IPL is the cash cow for BCCI and not able to organize it even for a year means a massive loss. I mean INR 4000 Cr is a huge loss for any organization to bear. And BCCIs loss meaning world cricket will suffer.

Therefore as an when cricket is back, IPL should be the 1st tournament played. There must be no 2 ways about it.
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World cricket? Excluding Pakistan is not world cricket. Please be respectful with your comments
 
Rana said:
Typical.
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its typical for you guys also to try to be center of attention. when in reality you are not. IPL is important in world cricket, and world cricket has other countries which benefit immensely from it. Why are you getting emotional.
International cricket is also important and other countries will deal with accordingly.
 
chazam said:
its typical for you guys also to try to be center of attention. when in reality you are not. IPL is important in world cricket, and world cricket has other countries which benefit immensely from it. Why are you getting emotional.
International cricket is also important and other countries will deal with accordingly.
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IPL is important? Do you see ICC doing whatever it takes to get it up and running?
 
Rana said:
IPL is important? Do you see ICC doing whatever it takes to get it up and running?
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ICC does not have to do anything. BCCI will manage. ICC can deny and tell Indian board not host IPL. Lets see in real, practical world how that goes.
 
Mesozoic said:
IPL generates revenues(hefty ones) for ICC.

ICC distributes them to boards according to the revenue model.

Join the dots.
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Really!! Didn’t know this.
Care to share some source for how much BCCI revenue generated via IPL goes to the ICC
 
chazam said:
ICC does not have to do anything. BCCI will manage. ICC can deny and tell Indian board not host IPL. Lets see in real, practical world how that goes.
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You and a few others sound like a YouTube comments section on this forum...
 
Iqbal'sh said:
Really!! Didn’t know this.
Care to share some source for how much BCCI revenue generated via IPL goes to the ICC
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Even though IPL is an Indian local league, but it is played under ICC playing conditions. IPL involves players from other cricketing nations too so it's important for them to accept ICC rules and regulations.

Moreover the match officials are not BCCI appointed. Like the match referees and umpires need to be ICC approved.

Any tournament organized by the BCCI or any other cricket board like CA, WICB, etc needs to be approved by ICC.

Even the bilateral series between any two nations is not organized by ICC. The host nation invites the visiting nation and ICC just officiates the matches.

So just like any other international match, IPL too needs to be approved and officiated by ICC and that's why BCCI needs to pay them their fees.
 
chazam said:
Even though IPL is an Indian local league, but it is played under ICC playing conditions. IPL involves players from other cricketing nations too so it's important for them to accept ICC rules and regulations.

Moreover the match officials are not BCCI appointed. Like the match referees and umpires need to be ICC approved.

Any tournament organized by the BCCI or any other cricket board like CA, WICB, etc needs to be approved by ICC.

Even the bilateral series between any two nations is not organized by ICC. The host nation invites the visiting nation and ICC just officiates the matches.

So just like any other international match, IPL too needs to be approved and officiated by ICC and that's why BCCI needs to pay them their fees.
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Don’t know why you went on such a long diversion, all I asked for was the IPL generated revenue that ICC get.
Simply provide the answer because at the moment all you’ve told me is that the IPL runs along the same lines as the BPL, CPL, T20 Smash, PSL etc etc
 
Iqbal'sh said:
Don’t know why you went on such a long diversion, all I asked for was the IPL generated revenue that ICC get.
Simply provide the answer because at the moment all you’ve told me is that the IPL runs along the same lines as the BPL, CPL, T20 Smash, PSL etc etc
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so more the money made by the competition more the return for ICC as well right. Its pretty basic mathematics.
 
chazam said:
so more the money made by the competition more the return for ICC as well right. Its pretty basic mathematics.
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Really, you haven’t provided any figures for the mathematics yet.
Surely you must be able to share a source that explains by how much the ICC benefits from the IPL
 
Iqbal'sh said:
Really, you haven’t provided any figures for the mathematics yet.
Surely you must be able to share a source that explains by how much the ICC benefits from the IPL
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bhai i dont generate financial statements for ICC and BCCI.
IPL uses ICC logo in all the matches surely no one use ICC logo wily nily you must pay them something. ICC seems to making lot of money from other revenues i am guessing money from leagues must be part of that.

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chazam said:
whatever the percentage is must be good thats why ICC bends over backwards for anything BCCI says.
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So as I understand your point is based upon assumptions and not numbers.
 
chazam said:
bhai i dont generate financial statements for ICC and BCCI.
IPL uses ICC logo in all the matches surely no one use ICC logo wily nily you must pay them something. ICC seems to making lot of money from other revenues i am guessing money from leagues must be part of that.

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ICC just charges fee from every league including IPL as they provide ICC playing conditions by providing umpires match referees and allowing contracted players of other boards to play.

Other revenue which you are referring to, if it includes the leagues fee then as you can see its not even 5% of the net income let alone revenue.

So as some others have already indicated, IPL happening or not doesnt make a difference to other boards or ICC directly. Power of BCCI is due to their team which produces a big %age of revenue for ICC.
 
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ICC just charges fee from every league including IPL as they provide ICC playing conditions by providing umpires match referees and allowing contracted players of other boards to play.

Other revenue which you are referring to, if it includes the leagues fee then as you can see its not even 5% of the net income let alone revenue.

So as some others have already indicated, IPL happening or not doesnt make a difference to other boards or ICC directly. Power of BCCI is due to their team which produces a big %age of revenue for ICC.
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thanks for the clarification bhai.
 
Titan24 said:
So as some others have already indicated, IPL happening or not doesnt make a difference to other boards or ICC directly. Power of BCCI is due to their team which produces a big %age of revenue for ICC.
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The levels of ignorance and/or indoctrination amongst some of the Indian populace beggars belief. It makes one wonder what %age of the population believes that the IPL keeps ICC afloat.
[MENTION=142432]Titan24[/MENTION] strictly speaking it’s not the team that produces the revenue but the huge Indian market which entices the corporates to invest in order to accumulate profits.
For example under similar market conditions don’t you think Australia, England and some of the other teams would generate the same level of revenue?
 
cricketjoshila said:
Bcci has graduated to running world cricket, while other asian countries have become rag tag run along boards.
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Check this comment out [MENTION=3407]iqbal[/MENTION]’sh

They run world cricket but they can’t avoid playing us in World Cups even though they supposedly would not like to :)) :))
 
India's rate is increasing all the time, not sure why some are still wanting or insisting for it to go ahead.
 
Kroll said:
India's rate is increasing all the time, not sure why some are still wanting or insisting for it to go ahead.
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thanks for the concern bhai jaan.. did not know we had well wishers across the border wishing good health for us.
 
Rana said:
You and a few others sound like a YouTube comments section on this forum...
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bhai you sound like very hurt if the IPL goes ahead. Just trying to tell you what will happen in real practical world. Every board will look to preserve their financial health first and foremost. Like countries do.
For India its IPL, for Australia its India tour, for ECB its Windies and Pakistan tour. Could be different for you guys. Everyone will act as per their priorities right. So I would like to know whats your issue if BCCI prioritizes IPL.
 
Iqbal'sh said:
The levels of ignorance and/or indoctrination amongst some of the Indian populace beggars belief. It makes one wonder what %age of the population believes that the IPL keeps ICC afloat.
[MENTION=142432]Titan24[/MENTION] strictly speaking it’s not the team that produces the revenue but the huge Indian market which entices the corporates to invest in order to accumulate profits.
For example under similar market conditions don’t you think Australia, England and some of the other teams would generate the same level of revenue?
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then why does ICC has a special window for IPL in "Future Tours Programme". No other league has the same relevance to ICC then ? Why is ICC prioritizing IPL over international future tours. You are not ready to see the facts. Go to ICC website and look at their annual statements. Above fact is documented there.
Why do you think IPL is getting so much leeway?
 
Iqbal'sh said:
BCCI got its comeuppance when it tried to power grab in 2014 - most of its ideas were rejected by the ICC.
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No. Wrong.

You are talking about 2016-17 period.

It was the time when Bcci was under court administration and Manohar used his influence get Bcci to back down. Then using that goodwill he took the chairman's post.

The moment Bcci has come out of court administration, Manohar is running away. His plan B to appoint a stooge from a associate nation has fallen and icc members have started to line up outside Bcci office.
 
chazam said:
whatever the percentage is must be good thats why ICC bends over backwards for anything BCCI says.
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Its the other boards that bend over for IPL. Remember the bcci pays 20 percent equivalent of a players salary to its board. If a player is sold for 1mn usd. 200k goes to its board.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Its the other boards that bend over for IPL. Remember the bcci pays 20 percent equivalent of a players salary to its board. If a player is sold for 1mn usd. 200k goes to its board.
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i knew this information could not find this out somewhere. I know some portion of salary goes to board thats why especially Sri Lankan board wants their players in IPL.
 
chazam said:
then why does ICC has a special window for IPL in "Future Tours Programme". No other league has the same relevance to ICC then ? Why is ICC prioritizing IPL over international future tours. You are not ready to see the facts. Go to ICC website and look at their annual statements. Above fact is documented there.
Why do you think IPL is getting so much leeway?
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Seems you are still stuck on this like a broken record. Which above fact is documented in the ICC annual statements??
How hard is it for you to accept that apart from a small fee which all global T20 leagues are obliged to pay the ICC the IPL in no other way contribute to their revenues.
 
cricketjoshila said:
No. Wrong.

You are talking about 2016-17 period.

It was the time when Bcci was under court administration and Manohar used his influence get Bcci to back down. Then using that goodwill he took the chairman's post.

The moment Bcci has come out of court administration, Manohar is running away. His plan B to appoint a stooge from a associate nation has fallen and icc members have started to line up outside Bcci office.
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I’m not into wet dreams and fairy tales go check how many of the Big 3 proposals have been implemented.
India couldn’t even secure the amount of revenue they wanted - and the proposal to link future revenue to new media rights issues for the Big 3 was also disregarded.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Its the other boards that bend over for IPL. Remember the bcci pays 20 percent equivalent of a players salary to its board. If a player is sold for 1mn usd. 200k goes to its board.
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Not strictly true as it’s on a pro-rata basis depending on the number of appearances each player makes. So it’s going to be less than 20% of the fee paid for the player.
Before it was 10% but it increased a couple of years ago in order for the other boards to grant permission for their players to participate
 
A team official told AFP this week that while the IPL has been postponed indefinitely, they would "find a window in the later end of the year to do it".

Media reports said the BCCI may aim for a tournament in September-October, ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia.

The league, which began in 2008, is a huge revenue-earner for the BCCI and is estimated to generate more than $11 billion a year for the Indian economy.

Sri Lanka's cricket board on Thursday offered to host the lucrative tournament in the island nation, which it says it has been less impacted by the virus.

"It looks like Sri Lanka will be clear of the coronavirus before India," SLC president Shammi Silva told Reuters in Colombo.

"If so, we can host the tournament here. We will be writing to the Indian cricket board soon."

He added: "If the Indian board does agree to play the tournament here, we're ready to provide facilities in line with the requirements and recommendations of medical professionals. It would be a substantial source of income for Sri Lankan cricket as well."
The cash-rich tournament has twice been held outside India due to its dates clashing with parliamentary elections.

South Africa hosted the second IPL in 2009, and the first half of the 2014 season took place in the UAE.

Speaking on Thursday, Royal Challengers Bangalore coach and former Australian opener Simon Katich said the possibility of hosting the tournament abroad again is worth discussing.

"Whether it would be in Australia (or elsewhere), that's an interesting topic of conversation," Katich told SEN Radio.

"It would be interesting to see if that would eventuate but obviously it's one of many scenarios that's being discussed."

The uncertainty around this year's event is a big setback, particularly for the 62 cricketers bought for a collective $US18.34 million ($A29m) at the players' auction in December.

Australian Pat Cummins became the IPL's most expensive overseas buy ever when the Kolkata Knight Riders paid a staggering $US2.18 million ($A3.45m) for the fast bowler.

"The health and safety of the nation and everyone involved in our great sport remains our top priority," BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a statement on Thursday that confirmed the tournament had been postponed indefinitely.

"BCCI will continue to monitor and review the situation regarding a potential start date."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/ind...poned-indefinitely-coronavirus-ipl/2020-04-17
 
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seems like every tom dick and harry wants to host IPL.. katich throwing his hat in hosting australia.
that would be a biggest lol for CA if they host IPL instead of T20 world cup.
Though i think these are random thoughts from Katich.
 
Amid the coronavirus pandemic crisis, Rajasthan Royals COO Jake Lush McCrum expressed his confidence that the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) will do everything to organise the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020.

His remarks came even as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) laid out new guidelines allowing sports complexes and stadia to reopen with a caveat that spectators will not be permitted during the lockdown period, which has been extended till May 31.

McCrum revealed that they are in constant touch with the Indian cricket board.

"There are lot of stories in the press, but what I can say based on our conversation with the BCCI is, they are working really hard to find a solution. They are an agile association and can make it happen. We are confident that IPL will happen this year", McCrum said during 'Royal Fans Meet' on Zoom.

He also dropped a hint about the possible timelines for the IPL 2020. The 13th edition of the cash-rich T20 tournament was originally supposed to be held between March 29 and May 24. But it was postponed indefinitely.

"We are preparing for the September-November window. But nothing has been finalized as of now given the situation at hand. The great thing about BCCI is they have put together the tournament at a very short notice as well in South Africa in 2009, they can do it again," he added.

BCCI, in all probability, will utilise the September-November window to organise the lucrative T20 league considering the fact that the T20 World Cup in Australia is likely to be postponed.

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor claimed that eventually this year's T20 World Cup would be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, opening the doors for the IPL in that time slot.

The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held from October 18 to November 15.

Meanwhile, sports minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday that the National Sports Federations (NSFs) can organise sporting events but Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) needs to be maintained and followed.

https://www.outlookindia.com/websit...en-says-confident-rajasthan-royals-coo/353144
 
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New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi feels if the Indian Premier League is rescheduled to a possible October-November window, his country’s cricket board will need to balance it out as the cash-rich T20 event would be overlapping with the first part of its domestic season.

The six New Zealand players who are set to play in the IPL are Jimmy Neesham (Kings XI Punjab), Lockie Ferguson (Kolkata Knight Riders), Mitchell McClenaghan (Mumbai Indians), Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians), Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Mitchell Santner (Chennai Super Kings).

Sodhi, a current international, will be the spin bowling consultant with Rajasthan Royals while Mike Hesson, Stephen Fleming, Shane Bond and Brendon McCullum are some of the other former stars who are involved with RCB (chief coach), CSK (chief coach), Mumbai Indians (fast bowling coach) and KKR (head coach), respectively.

“Cricket is New Zealand’s summer game that starts in October and ends in April. I don’t know but if IPL is held in October-November, then New Zealand Cricket (NZC) needs to find out a way to balance their domestic calender also,” Sodhi told PTI during an interaction.

“NZC over the past few years have kept a dedicated window for IPL. Again, you want your best players to play domestic cricket and at the same time you don’t want them to lose out on an opportunity to play the Indian Premier League, which is easily the best T20 league in the world,” said Sodhi, who has played 17 Tests, 33 ODIs and 45 T20s.

However, Sodhi believes competitive cricket should only resume if there is a vaccine for coronavirus.

“There should be some sort of control on the spread of virus as you would want complete health and safety measures being taken care of. It is best if there is a vaccine available and we can start the sport in a COVID-free world,” he added.

In New Zealand, life is slowly coming back to normal and Sodhi, an Aucklander, attributed it to the Jacinda Ardern government.

“Our government has done a great job and we are slowly trying to get back to normal life. The gymnasiums are open now for general public and you can do your physical training.

“Had it been a normal situation, I would have been in India with my Royals team,” said Sodhi.

While he is only 27, Sodhi has already started planning on life beyond cricket with Royals sponsoring his degree course in finance and management from Deakin University in Victoria (Australia).

“I am interested in the operational part of cricket and in future I would like to manage the investment portfolios of players,” he said.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...remier-league-sports-news/article31633916.ece
 
Rahul Johri, CEO of the Indian cricket board, confirmed what this paper reported in April: plans are on to hold the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Indian and international players after monsoon.

The idea, of course, hinges largely on the World T20, scheduled from October 18 through November 15, being deferred by Australia because of Covid-19. A decision is expected when the International Cricket Council’s board meets on May 28.

“IPL is one of the greatest engagers. More people watched the IPL last year than those who voted for general elections. For sponsors, cricket is a leader and it will lead the way. The recovery will be sharper than a V-shaped recovery,” said Johri at the TCM Sports Huddle webinar.

“The flavour of IPL is that best players of the world come and play, and everyone is committed to maintaining that flow. But it will be a step-by-step process. We can’t expect normalisation tomorrow,” he said. Johri though said players’ decision to participate or not would be respected.

Asked if the May 17 guidelines allowing stadiums to be opened without spectators mean IPL13, on hold because of a national lockdown, can be held soon, Johri said: “We will be guided by the government guidelines. Our advisory says: IPL is suspended till further notice. We are engaging with various agencies. After the current phase of lockdown ends, there is the monsoon. Cricketing activities can start only after monsoon. By then, hopefully things will improve.”

Johri accepted scheduling IPL won’t be easy even in October-November. “When flights resume, everyone has to quarantine themselves before playing. We will have to look at how that will impact the schedules, which as it is are tight. Imagine you have to factor in 14-day quarantine prior to practice also. So, there are a lot of moving parts. But we are still optimistic. Hopefully, the situation will improve after monsoon, and we will approach it then,” he said.

Asked about holding IPL without spectators, Johri said: “It will not just be in IPL but also international cricket. Although it (gate receipts) gives us small percentage of our revenue, it is important because bulk of that goes in maintenance of stadiums. However, in the short term, before we get back to normal, we can live without (spectators) it.”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...rahul-johri/story-eqloUHQATes20zBa1LUFIL.html
 
MenInG said:
Rahul Johri, CEO of the Indian cricket board, confirmed what this paper reported in April: plans are on to hold the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Indian and international players after monsoon.

The idea, of course, hinges largely on the World T20, scheduled from October 18 through November 15, being deferred by Australia because of Covid-19. A decision is expected when the International Cricket Council’s board meets on May 28.

“IPL is one of the greatest engagers. More people watched the IPL last year than those who voted for general elections. For sponsors, cricket is a leader and it will lead the way. The recovery will be sharper than a V-shaped recovery,” said Johri at the TCM Sports Huddle webinar.

“The flavour of IPL is that best players of the world come and play, and everyone is committed to maintaining that flow. But it will be a step-by-step process. We can’t expect normalisation tomorrow,” he said. Johri though said players’ decision to participate or not would be respected.

Asked if the May 17 guidelines allowing stadiums to be opened without spectators mean IPL13, on hold because of a national lockdown, can be held soon, Johri said: “We will be guided by the government guidelines. Our advisory says: IPL is suspended till further notice. We are engaging with various agencies. After the current phase of lockdown ends, there is the monsoon. Cricketing activities can start only after monsoon. By then, hopefully things will improve.”

Johri accepted scheduling IPL won’t be easy even in October-November. “When flights resume, everyone has to quarantine themselves before playing. We will have to look at how that will impact the schedules, which as it is are tight. Imagine you have to factor in 14-day quarantine prior to practice also. So, there are a lot of moving parts. But we are still optimistic. Hopefully, the situation will improve after monsoon, and we will approach it then,” he said.

Asked about holding IPL without spectators, Johri said: “It will not just be in IPL but also international cricket. Although it (gate receipts) gives us small percentage of our revenue, it is important because bulk of that goes in maintenance of stadiums. However, in the short term, before we get back to normal, we can live without (spectators) it.”

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...rahul-johri/story-eqloUHQATes20zBa1LUFIL.html
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IPL is one of the best engagers? Indians as usual blowing their own trumpet
 
India desperately trying to blow off the T20 WC so they can fit in the IPL instead. However, infection rates beginning to blow up in that country.
 
Thousands of new cases and hundreds of new deaths every day and the only thing these fruitcakes can think of is the IPL. Go figure.
 
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s cricket board will not push for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to be postponed but would consider staging the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the October/November slot if it becomes available, a senior BCCI official has told Reuters.

This year’s IPL, which is worth almost $530 million to the BCCI, has been indefinitely postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic while the World Cup, which is scheduled to begin on Oct. 18, is also in jeopardy.

Reports in Australian media have suggested India’s influential board may look to push for the World Cup to be postponed to open up a window for the IPL.

World Cup contingency plans are on the agenda at next week’s International Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting but BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said India would not be recommending it be pushed back.

“Why should the BCCI suggest postponing the Twenty20 World Cup?” Dhumal told Reuters by telephone.

“We’ll discuss it in the meeting and whatever is appropriate, (the ICC) will take a call.

“If the Australia government announces that the tournament will happen and Cricket Australia is confident they can handle it, it will be their call. BCCI would not suggest anything.”

While Australia has seen new infections of the novel coronavirus slow to a trickle and is gradually easing travel curbs and social distancing restrictions, hosting a 16-team World Cup would be a Herculean task for Cricket Australia.

Dhumal questioned whether the tournament should go ahead if it had to be played without spectators and said the Australian government would play a key role in any decision.

“It all depends on what the Australian government says on this - whether they’d allow so may teams to come and play the tournament,” he added.

“Will it make sense to play games without spectators? Will it make sense for CA to stage such a tournament like that? It’s their call.”

Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts was guarded about the prospects of staging the tournament as scheduled on Friday.

“We don’t have clarity on that one, yet. But as the situation continues to improve, you never know what might be possible,” he said.

“It’s ultimately a decision for the ICC.”

The ICC has said it was unlikely to make a final call on the fate of the World Cup until August but some boards are in the process of making contingency plans in the event of a postponement.

While the BCCI recognised an open October-November window would suit the IPL, Dhumal said there was no point in making plans until there was some certainty about the World Cup.

“If we have the window available, and depending on what all can be organised, we’ll decide accordingly,” he added. “We can’t presume that it’s not happening and go on planning.”

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-c...postponement-to-open-ipl-window-idUKKBN22Y0RU
 
India’s cricket board will not push for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to be postponed...
BCCI treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said India would not be recommending it be pushed back.

“Why should the BCCI suggest postponing the Twenty20 World Cup?” Dhumal told Reuters by telephone.

“We’ll discuss it in the meeting and whatever is appropriate, (the ICC) will take a call.

“If the Australia government announces that the tournament will happen and Cricket Australia is confident they can handle it, it will be their call. BCCI would not suggest anything.”
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Lol, does anyone really believe that?
 
The IPL is just a “money grab” and cannot be allowed to take precedence over this year’s T20 World Cup, said former Australia skipper Allan Border.

There is speculation that the 13th IPL, which was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, might be conducted in October-November if the T20 World Cup in Australia is postponed.

“(I’m) not happy with that. The world game should take precedence over local competition. So, the World T20, if that can’t go ahead, I don’t think the IPL can go ahead. I would question that decision -- it’s just a money grab, isn’t it, that one?” he said in ABC’s Grandstand Cafe radio programme.

“The World T20 should take precedence, for sure. The home boards should stop their players going to the IPL if that’s the case.”

Australia’s Pat Cummins with a deal of AUD 3.17 million (INR 15.50 crore) is the highest paid non-Indian player in the league. The likes of Glenn Maxwell, David warner all have lucrative contracts with their respective franchises.

Border knows that India will have a bigger say in world cricket since they are contributing the lion’s share in the ICC’s revenue but said if IPL takes precedence over T20 World Cup, it would be “going down the wrong path.”

“That would be just shut the gate, you know, India running the game. They’re pretty close to it now, but I suppose if you’re responsible for 80 per cent of global (cricket) income, you’re going to have a fair say in what goes on, I get that,” he said.

“But I think the world game can’t allow that to happen. I don’t think you can have India superseding what the international game has in place. That would be going down the wrong path.”

The ICC’s Cricket Committee has recommended a ban on the usage of saliva on the ball due to the risk of COVID-19 spread.

Border said the authorities will have to allow the use of an artificial substance to shine the ball.

“They will obviously have to relax the rules over polishing the cricket ball with some sort of substance other than sweat or saliva,” the 64-year-old said.

“Whether you’re allowed to scratch it, or put saliva to shine it on one side, or picking the seam — there’s always something going on about the cricket ball, isn’t there?

”...the bowlers have got to be able to do something with the cricket ball, not just let the ball go so the batsmen can smash it everywhere. They’ve got to be able to shine the ball to try and extract some swing, that type of thing.”

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...cket-coronavirus-covid-19/article31651662.ece
 
Australian pacer Pat Cummins on Thursday said that he has been in touch with his owners and is optimistic of playing the IPL this year.

Pat Cummins was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 15.50 crore in December's auction as the pacer broke the record for the most expensive foreign buy in the history of the league.

"Whenever I speak to the owners of the team and the staff there, they're still really confident that it can be played at some stage this year," Cummins told SEN on Thursday.

"I was really looking forward to playing it for many obvious reasons, hopefully it goes ahead.

Pat Cummins believes the IPL will be a great way to resume cricket after the coronavirus-forced hiatus and the high-octane tournament will also help in preparing for the T20 World Cup this year.

"It could be a great way to get back into playing cricket (after the Covid-19 stoppage). It's T20, not as cumbersome on your body.

"We've got a big World Cup that is going to be played at some stage, so playing as much high-quality T20 cricket as we can is great."

Cummins is ready to embrace quarantine periods, biosecurity bubbles and other strict protocols, starting with a range of pre-season restrictions.

"Whatever it takes to get back playing cricket safely," he said. ICC board is set to discuss the IPL, T20 World Cup and other coronavirus scheduling issues during next week's video conference.

"The flavour of IPL is that best players of the world come and play, and everyone is committed to maintaining that flow," Johri said overnight, adding international players' decision to participate or not would be respected.

"After the current phase of lockdown ends, there is the monsoon. Cricketing activities can start only after the monsoon.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...-coronavirus-kkr-australia-1680326-2020-05-21
 
MenInG said:
The IPL is just a “money grab” and cannot be allowed to take precedence over this year’s T20 World Cup, said former Australia skipper Allan Border.

There is speculation that the 13th IPL, which was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, might be conducted in October-November if the T20 World Cup in Australia is postponed.

“(I’m) not happy with that. The world game should take precedence over local competition. So, the World T20, if that can’t go ahead, I don’t think the IPL can go ahead. I would question that decision -- it’s just a money grab, isn’t it, that one?” he said in ABC’s Grandstand Cafe radio programme.

“The World T20 should take precedence, for sure. The home boards should stop their players going to the IPL if that’s the case.”

Australia’s Pat Cummins with a deal of AUD 3.17 million (INR 15.50 crore) is the highest paid non-Indian player in the league. The likes of Glenn Maxwell, David warner all have lucrative contracts with their respective franchises.

Border knows that India will have a bigger say in world cricket since they are contributing the lion’s share in the ICC’s revenue but said if IPL takes precedence over T20 World Cup, it would be “going down the wrong path.”

“That would be just shut the gate, you know, India running the game. They’re pretty close to it now, but I suppose if you’re responsible for 80 per cent of global (cricket) income, you’re going to have a fair say in what goes on, I get that,” he said.

“But I think the world game can’t allow that to happen. I don’t think you can have India superseding what the international game has in place. That would be going down the wrong path.”

The ICC’s Cricket Committee has recommended a ban on the usage of saliva on the ball due to the risk of COVID-19 spread.

Border said the authorities will have to allow the use of an artificial substance to shine the ball.

“They will obviously have to relax the rules over polishing the cricket ball with some sort of substance other than sweat or saliva,” the 64-year-old said.

“Whether you’re allowed to scratch it, or put saliva to shine it on one side, or picking the seam — there’s always something going on about the cricket ball, isn’t there?

”...the bowlers have got to be able to do something with the cricket ball, not just let the ball go so the batsmen can smash it everywhere. They’ve got to be able to shine the ball to try and extract some swing, that type of thing.”

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...cket-coronavirus-covid-19/article31651662.ece
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Apart from die hard IPL fans everyone can see this. :inti
 
ICC need to be fair here and reschedule the T20wc in India this year if they are willing to provide a venue (as they are for IPL) and Australia get to host it in 2021 when things will be safer over there.

India can host an IPL at the same time with reduced matches and give fringe international cricketers pay per match agreements until the star international players return
 
Rana said:
ICC need to be fair here and reschedule the T20wc in India this year if they are willing to provide a venue (as they are for IPL) and Australia get to host it in 2021 when things will be safer over there.

India can host an IPL at the same time with reduced matches and give fringe international cricketers pay per match agreements until the star international players return
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What if Indian Govt/BCCI refuse to host WT20 citing Covid?
 
Rana said:
Then why would they agree to hosting IPL with 7-8 international players per franchise?
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Handling 50-55 players is less problematic than 200+. I’m personally not in favour of IPL as well. No cricket whole year
 
Mark Taylor hopes this week brings a final decision on cricket's Twenty20 World Cup, suggesting if the Indian Premier League claims that spot on the calendar then Australians will be cleared to take part.

The International Cricket Council's board meets on May 28 to discuss a host of COVID-19 dilemmas, including a revamped schedule and the fate of the men's T20 World Cup.

Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has flagged that a call on the tournament, which is slated to run from October 18 until November 15 in Australia, may potentially not come until August.

However players and administrators around the world are keen for some certainty and many expect the 16-team event will soon be postponed.

"It would probably be good (if a decision is made this week)," Taylor, a former national captain and CA director, told the Nine Network.

"Because then everyone can start planning and we can stop sitting here and saying 'well ifs, buts or maybes'.

"My feeling is the World T20 won't go ahead in Australia in October as planned.

"Is it going to be viable to have a world tournament in October or November? The answer to that is probably no."

https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/ma...k-taylor/64c2b3b2-3e8f-4357-b94d-dda72870da99
 
India isn't safe to host cricket right now. IPL shouldn't happen until next year.

Australia will be safe enough to host cricket in a few months. But don't think any country can handle having 16 countries over for a tournament right now.

Delay the World T20 and try to get bilaterals back.

I am confident India vs Australia will happen.
 
MenInG said:
Australian pacer Pat Cummins on Thursday said that he has been in touch with his owners and is optimistic of playing the IPL this year.

Pat Cummins was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 15.50 crore in December's auction as the pacer broke the record for the most expensive foreign buy in the history of the league.

"Whenever I speak to the owners of the team and the staff there, they're still really confident that it can be played at some stage this year," Cummins told SEN on Thursday.

"I was really looking forward to playing it for many obvious reasons, hopefully it goes ahead.

Pat Cummins believes the IPL will be a great way to resume cricket after the coronavirus-forced hiatus and the high-octane tournament will also help in preparing for the T20 World Cup this year.

"It could be a great way to get back into playing cricket (after the Covid-19 stoppage). It's T20, not as cumbersome on your body.

"We've got a big World Cup that is going to be played at some stage, so playing as much high-quality T20 cricket as we can is great."

Cummins is ready to embrace quarantine periods, biosecurity bubbles and other strict protocols, starting with a range of pre-season restrictions.

"Whatever it takes to get back playing cricket safely," he said. ICC board is set to discuss the IPL, T20 World Cup and other coronavirus scheduling issues during next week's video conference.

"The flavour of IPL is that best players of the world come and play, and everyone is committed to maintaining that flow," Johri said overnight, adding international players' decision to participate or not would be respected.

"After the current phase of lockdown ends, there is the monsoon. Cricketing activities can start only after the monsoon.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...-coronavirus-kkr-australia-1680326-2020-05-21
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The amount of international players desperate for a paycheck is concerning. Especially the well-payed Aussies and Englishmen.:rp
 
SensiblePakFan said:
The amount of international players desperate for a paycheck is concerning. Especially the well-payed Aussies and Englishmen.:rp
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You are wrong. It's their love for indian culture, people and cricket that keeps bringing them here. Getting paid for this vacation is a bonus. :inti
 
South Africa and Chennai Super Kings batsman Faf du Plessis said he is open to quarantining himself for 14 days for Indian Premier League (IPL) if a shortened version is held this year when cricket gets the green light to resume.

Faf du Plessis said it is important for players to adopt and evolve in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic in order to get cricket up and running again.

The IPL 2020, which was scheduled to get underway on March 29, has been suspended until further notice by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) due to the pandemic. While IPL has missed the April-May window, the organisers are reportedly looking for another window in this season to host the cash-rich league.

Faf du Plessis, who has been an integral member of the CSK squad over the years said, it will be difficult for players to tour if a full-length IPL is held in 2020, considering the 14-day quarantine period before and after the tournament.

"It's important that we as players need to adapt and evolve to what we are currently facing. I am for quarantine for 14 days," Faf du Plessis said during Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected'.

"I think if we start doing that tours might become a lot shorter. So if you play a four-match test series of two months IPL and another 14-day period of quarantine after that, you are looking at three months of touring playing just one team.

"So I'm all for quarantining but at the start we must play just a two-match series or an IPL that lasts for a month."

Speculations are rife that the T20 World Cup may be postponed to a later date with IPL taking the October-November window this year. The ICC will be discussing the fate of the T20 World Cup in its board meeting this week.

BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said the Indian cricket board will not be pushing for postponement of the T20 World Cup. The 16-team T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15 but travel restrictions across the globe has cast doubts on the tournament.

However, Faf du Plessis believes both T20 World Cup and the IPL can be held once the sport returns provided the organisers are willing to be flexible with the scheduling.

"Both IPL and the T20 World Cup (are feasible). We can move these dates. The IPL is flexible, it's looking to move. The same with the World Cup. If it means, you have to move the World Cup by 2 or 3 months, so be it.

"It's still close enough to what it is normally, it's not like you're extending it by 2 years. And the players get to play a World Cup. I am for trying to shift those dates, if you have to. If you don't, then great. I think both tournaments are definitely still an option," Du Plessis said.

Meanwhile, former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee said Australian players will be 'keen' on playing the IPL if and when it is held. Lee also said the players will be willing to quarantine themselves before and after the tournament.

"Absolutely, 100 percent. They [Australian players] are super keen. I am super keen to get back to India. Once the safety measures are in place, I think any Australian player would love the opportunity to go and play in the IPL because it's one of the best tournaments. I loved playing in the IPL, I love commentating in the IPL. If they have to quarantine for 14 days, absolutely, lock it in," Lee said.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...rett-lee-australia-players-1681385-2020-05-24
 
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