SachDan Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Likely to be held in South Africa or England. Dates and timing will remain the same.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 more like great news ballots and bails don't bode well together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphic23 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Then should rename it to International Premier League or something like that. I'd rather not have IPL instead of moving to SA, but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 What a joke! Indian domestic players will be traveling to South Africa or England to play what in essence is a domestic league with a bit part international influence. South Africa? Isn't it going to be cold in South Africa during May? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 All matches will start at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm IST respectively.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 BCCI blames states ruled by congress ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 What a baloney, cancel the damn thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandan Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thank God!! Now they can keep the politicians out of it and also there won't be any fear of getting even one incident wrong during the elections. But which country will they go to where the starting time of games can be 4 pm and 8 pm IST? England is the only such country I can think of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Most of the profits came from television viewer ship anyway BCCI gets the money, the tournament goes in full, the security forces wont be stretched providing security for the elections and the cricket etc In the given circumstances, this is the best possible outcome. What is the time difference between England / S.A. in India ? Most of the matches, last year, were televised in the evening. What would be the time in England / S.A. if matches were still shown in the evening, Indian time The IPL is our trump card. Every time a player whines about the security situation between India and its neighbors, Pakistan and Lanka, we just wave the IPL card. Staging the IPL shows despite the security threats, we are capable of staging International cricket. Its only because of the exceptional circumstance of the elections being held so soon after the Lahore attack that resulted in the tournament being moved There is a large congregation of Indians in England. After missing out last year, they get first hand experience of the event woot woot This is fantastic news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Big question now. Will they allow Pakis to participate this year ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thank God!! Now they can keep the politicians out of it and also there won't be any fear of getting even one incident wrong during the elections. But which country will they go to where the starting time of games can be 4 pm and 8 pm IST? England is the only such country I can think of! England and South Africa are pretty much in the same time zone (maybe a one hour difference), so theoretically both can host it according to the above timings but isn't it going to be too damn cold during May in South Africa? And yes, most revenues are from TV rights but having empty stadiums certainly does not help the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Big question now. Will they allow Pakis to participate this year ?? hopefully not they can nick off and start their own Pakistan premier league in collaboration with uncle osama and his taliban buddies. They can start playing in the tora bora caves of Afghanistan for all i care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SachDan Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 England and South Africa are pretty much in the same time zone (maybe a one hour difference), so theoretically both can host it according to the above timings but isn't it going to be too damn cold during May in South Africa? And yes, most revenues are from TV rights but having empty stadiums certainly does not help the game. No way. Say for instance if the matches are played in a place like Durban with such large Indian population,we can expect a packed stadium with all these super stars in action. England won't be any different either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandan Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 England and South Africa are pretty much in the same time zone (maybe a one hour difference), so theoretically both can host it according to the above timings but isn't it going to be too damn cold during May in South Africa? And yes, most revenues are from TV rights but having empty stadiums certainly does not help the game. Thats true. In SA it might be in empty stadiums but in England some Indians can come. Or they are too obsessed with just the team India? Wonder how will BCCI manage it though. Last night I read one of the statements of Majola that IPL could not be held in SA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 No way. Say for instance if the matches are played in a place like Durban with such large Indian population' date='we can expect a packed stadium with all these super stars in action. England won't be any different either.[/quote'] For 50 odd matches? I highly doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 no complaining about cheer leaders this year woooooooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterTheVoid Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 nothing to weep over its all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Im glad its not held here, Phew, i had a feeling they wouldnt keep it this year But England and South Africa, i wouldnt mind, its not like these game wouldnt draw crowds, its more like if the EPL being shifted to Spain or somewhere :) Its a league of International players newayz !!! Dont know much abt the Saffies weather, but doesnt it rain in England like in every 2 hours :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Big question now. Will they allow Pakis to participate this year ?? I should think the answer to that should be No. Btw : Lulz at Swetabh's nick :--D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Im glad its not held here, Phew, i had a feeling they wouldnt keep it this year But England and South Africa, i wouldnt mind, its not like these game wouldnt draw crowds, its more like if the EPL being shifted to Spain or somewhere :) Its a league of International players newayz !!! Dont know much abt the Saffies weather, but doesnt it rain in England like in every 2 hours :giggle: No, it's not - it's basically an Indian league where 7 out of the 11 have to be from India and even there 2 of them have to be under 19 or something. I can't see England or South Africa generating any major crowds for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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