sage Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mayor-of-london-sadiq-khan-wants-to-bring-ipl-to-lord-s-1258359 Quote Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, wants to bring the IPL to the city, with Surrey said to be in preliminary talks with authorities in India to explore the possibility. London hosts NFL (American football) and MLB (US baseball) games regularly but Khan, who is seeking re-election as mayor, believes IPL matches in the city - and eventually around the country - could tap into a more diverse audience than the sport does currently. "Surrey are speaking to teams in India and colleagues in the BCCI and IPL," Khan said at a cricket club in southwest London. "The first step will be friendlies and exhibition matches. We want to get them going, maybe even this year if we make progress as we are doing with the pandemic. It has to be Covid-safe, of course. We have to bang the drum for our city, and sport is one way to do this." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/british-asian-cup-2009-404475/middlesex-vs-rajasthan-royals-404477/full-scorecard Rajasthan Royals did play a game against Middlesex in 2009 at Lord's in the British Asian Cup but that remains the only game played by an IPL franchise in the UK. Rajasthan do have a number of England players as well as an academy in Surrey. "This is part of my plan to build a better London after the pandemic," Khan said. "I know Londoners are hungry to see more of the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant and, with two of the world's greatest cricket grounds in Lord's and The Kia Oval, London is ideally placed to host IPL matches. I know we can see our capital confirmed as the undisputed sporting capital of the world." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpico Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Maybe they can also send their football club teams to play a few matches in mumbai Sandeep99, kirkutfan, sorak and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New guy Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Everyone wants a piece of the pie now express bowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilander Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Serpico said: Maybe they can also send their football club teams to play a few matches in mumbai Kolkata makes more sense that’s the football capital Forward Defence and RajBan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Let him bring PSL to London. IPL is doing just fine and doesn't need to oblige any city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Serpico said: Maybe they can also send their football club teams to play a few matches in mumbai Haven't Manchester United come to India a few times before? Edited April 11, 2021 by sage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickydev Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 2 hours ago, sage said: Haven't Manchester United come to India a few times before? No. Bayern Munich have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Lol Pandemic has hit English counties very hard.. I don't think BCCI will fell for these stunts. IPL is our own brand & there is no point of sharing it with anyone else. However bringing back CLT20 would make more sense rather. Norman and nevada 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Mulk chod ke bhag gye...lekin apna quomi profession nhi bhoolenge ye bhikari saale..... Lone Wolf, Texy, Laaloo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed_thrills Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I think his buddy can take KKR there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 Norman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 1:19 PM, nevada said: Let him bring PSL to London. IPL is doing just fine and doesn't need to oblige any city. Bradford high school cricket ground is being prepared for that. Norman and nevada 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global.Baba Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Clarke said: Bradford high school cricket ground is being prepared for that. will the umpires use non-alcoholic sanitizers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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