sergio04 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/mumbai-indians-ipl-preseason-united-states-of-america-proposal-coa-rejects-1571640-2019-07-20 Defending champions Mumbai Indians were mulling to head to the United States to play a few pre-season games in a bid to promote IPL but CoA did not approve the proposal. Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians' plan to promote brand IPL in the US has been shot down by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA). The move was envisaged on the lines of top football clubs who travel to the Asian countries before the start of the season to not only promote the game, but also to expand the fan base of the teams Speaking to IANS, sources in the know of developments said that it was unfortunate that the effort of the franchise to spread awareness about the IPL and increase the following of the cash-rich league was turned down by the CoA. "Since MI participate in a BCCI tournament, they must take written permission if they are looking at any such move. Mumbai Indians' idea was to promote brand IPL and the game in the US and also to develop a new market for the game. The team would have headed to the US and also play a few games with local teams so as to attract cricket lovers in the region and get them up close and personal with their favourite stars. "In fact, MI was also keen to share any revenue earned in the process. The IPL clause says that if you as a franchise play outside of the tournament, any revenue earned is to be shared. MI had no problem with that as the idea was to take the game to more homes and increase the fan base," the source said. "MI even asked the CoA to provide the window as per their suitability. Playing local matches would popularise the sport as we all know that cricket is not followed much there and also, there are many Indians there and the franchise wanted to go and experiment and see how they can give back to the game," the source added. Asked if the franchise looked at it as a profitable venture, the source said: "Selling tickets wasn't their idea because you never know if you would even have the top stars like Rohit Sharma playing as they have national commitments. The idea was to promote the brand and the game in the region. It was about making a noise. The franchise is very serious about the idea and wants to bring it up with the BCCI in the future as well. IPL is a global brand in cricket playing countries, but what about the upcoming nations? "Isn't this why the football clubs come to Asian countries on their pre-season tours? That is how you expand the brand and make the game more popular. It is no mean project and MI is ready to do that and should get the required assistance." While the CoA was informed of the proposal from MI, it decided not to grant approval. Link to comment
chewy Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 CoA is filled with Stupid inbred baboons These old farts and incompetence is mirror why India will never anything in any field Moochad, Stan AF, RAZPOR and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
velu Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 kind of money has got , they should do somethuing like this ti CoA JourneyMan 1 Link to comment
Khota Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 COA is made p of IAS people. That management style was suitable when Brits were ruling India. They have no relevance in this day, age and time. sergio04 and adi B 2 Link to comment
sourab10forever Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I want to see a bilateral series between IPL teams...Or maybe even a triangular series. RCB,MI,CSK Vilander and Unstable Joe 1 1 Link to comment
TNAmarkFromIndia Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Why would anyone want to watch local American cricket teams play against Mumbai Indians' 'B' side anyway? Would've hurt the IPL brand more than helped it. JourneyMan 1 Link to comment
-Robin- Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, sourab10forever said: I want to see a bilateral series between IPL teams...Or maybe even a triangular series. RCB,MI,CSK Bhai why you want cheer haran of RCB lol sergio04 1 Link to comment
figo6762 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, velu said: kind of money has got , they should do somethuing like this ti CoA They will probably cook biriyani and send a thank u note Link to comment
sourab10forever Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 4 hours ago, -Robin- said: Bhai why you want cheer haran of RCB lol Arrey Kohli and AB both choke in tournaments but they do well in useless bilaterals. Hoping they do the same in this case as well. Atleast get a cup this way. -Robin-, Unstable Joe and sergio04 3 Link to comment
IndianRenegade Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 4 hours ago, TNAmarkFromIndia said: Why would anyone want to watch local American cricket teams play against Mumbai Indians' 'B' side anyway? Would've hurt the IPL brand more than helped it. If you could get the full strength MI you should be able to fill stadiums. Link to comment
Vijy Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 9 hours ago, chewy said: CoA is filled with Stupid inbred baboons These old farts and incompetence is mirror why India will never anything in any field Do they all have cherry-red a**es? I know Bewda has one (although he is not CoA), but what about the rest? Link to comment
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