Breaking News: Indian Premier League 2016 live - IPL 9 could have two new teams
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18-10-2015, 03:54 PM
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Indian Premier League 2016 live - IPL 9 could have two new teams
The IPL Governing Council is looking to decide how to proceed with the next two editions of the Indian Premier League following Supreme Court's decision to ban the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from the next two seasons.
One of the solutions that could be proposed by the IPL GC is to include two new teams for a period of two years to replace Chennai and Rajasthan. Once Chennai and Rajasthan are eligible to play again, they would be let go. However, the more plausible solution seems to be to increasing the number of teams to eight for the next two years and then having those two extra teams continuing over the next eight years after that. The problem with the first option mentioned above is that not too many investors would want to have a team for a period of two years alone, which could mean the better way of going about it would be allow those news teams to remain a part over the next 10 years instead. Both these options will be placed in front of the IPL GC who will then take the decision. The advantage with having 10 teams in the competition is that it will not be before the 2018 edition that those many teams will be allowed. This will allow the other teams enough time to prepare for that eventuality, something that had happened once earlier as well during the time when the Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors were a part. The decision will be taken soon enough. |
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18-10-2015, 03:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-10-2015 03:57 PM by jpja.)
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RE: Indian Premier League 2016 live - IPL 9 could have two new teams
Mumbai: The fate of the two suspended IPL franchises, PepsiCo's plea to withdraw as IPL sponsor and fixing the date of next Annual General Meeting will top the agenda when the BCCI's all-powerful working committee meets on Sunday.
The meeting was originally scheduled earlier in August but was adjourned sine die after deciding to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on whether N Srinivasan could attend the BCCI meetings as the authorised representative of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in view of the conflict of interest issue. Sunday's reconvened has plenty to ponder over, the most crucial issue being the fate of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals -- the two franchises suspended in the wake of Justice R M Lodha committee's report on the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. However, in what would come as a relief for them, BCCI members may not push for their termination when the Working Committee meeting chaired by newly-appointed President Shashank Manohar takes place. The IPL Working Group had suggested fresh bidding for two new teams to make it an eight-team IPL which is a must from the perspective of broadcasters and sponsors. It was also suggested that after CSK and RR complete their two-year suspension period, they will be re-inducted into the cash-rich league to make it a 10-team affair. It will be the final working committee meeting where the annual accounts will be passed and the date of the Annual General Meeting will also be decided. BCCI president Manohar has already said that the board would not be vindictive towards any of its member. After BCCI president's declaration, Srinivasan withdrew the perjury case filed against secretary Anurag Thakur while the Board is still represented at the ICC Board meetings by the Tamil Nadu strongman. Also on the agenda would be finding a new sponsor for the IPL after PepsiCo expressed its desire to end the association, reportedly owing to the disrepute brought to the game following the IPL scandal. The BCCI will try to have negotiations with the company and persuade them to continue. Manohar, who was elected last Sunday unanimously as the new president at the Board SGM after the sudden demise of incumbent Jagmohan Dalmiya on September 20, is also expected to tell the members in detail about the slew of reforms he had announced at the media conference soon after being anointed as the new chief. Manohar had announced setting up of an Ombudsman or Ethics Officer, among many other things, with a view to clean up the Board and make its working transparent in public domain. The incident of bottle throwing by a section of the irate crowd at Cuttack during the second India-South Africa T20 International is also expected to come up for discussion. Manohar has already asked for a full report of the incident from the Odisha Cricket Association. Guests cannot see images and links in the messages. Please register to forum by clicking Register Here to see images. |
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18-10-2015, 10:55 PM
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RE: Indian Premier League 2016 live - IPL 9 could have two new teams
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian Cricket board will invite bids for two new teams for the Indian Premier League (IPL) to replace the suspended Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings for the next two editions, it said on Sunday.
A panel appointed by India's top court recommended in July that the franchise owners of the two IPL teams be suspended for two years following a corruption scandal in the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament. The panel led by retired chief justice R.M. Lodha also recommended life bans on Chennai official Gurunath Meiyappan and former Rajasthan co-owner Raj Kundra. Both were found guilty of illegal betting by another committee appointed by India's Supreme Court. "The Justice Lodha committee interim report will be implemented fully," the BCCI said in a statement after a working committee meeting. "The two franchisee teams, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals remain suspended for two years. "BCCI will float tenders and invite bids for two new teams to replace CSK & RR in the Indian Premier League for 2016 and 2017 (2 years)." The decision would mean that the tournament, with a $3.5 billion estimated brand value and boasting of Bollywood stars and major conglomerates as investors, will remain an eight-team affair for at least the next two editions. The BCCI also named Chinese phone manufacturer Vivo Mobiles as the new title sponsor of the IPL replacing global food and beverage giant PepsiCo who, according to local media reports, wanted to end its title sponsorship due to issues that have brought the game into "disrepute". PepsiCo bagged the IPL title sponsorship rights in 2012 for five years (2013-17) for 3.97 billion Indian rupees ($61.37 million), almost double that DLF, India's biggest listed property developer, paid for the rights from 2008-12. "Vivo is to give the bank guarantee in next ten days," the BCCI said, while also announcing that Nike's contract as the Indian team's official apparel sponsors has been extended. Newly-elected president Shashank Manohar had vowed to clean the image of the BCCI after being chosen earlier this month to head the world's richest cricket board for a second time. The board took some steps towards more transparency on Sunday by appointing Pricewaterhouse Coopers to look into how its member associations utilise the funds distributed to them by their parent body. It also said information about all payments above 2.5 million Indian rupees ($38,644) will be displayed on its website (http://www.bcci.tv). ($1 = 64.6931 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Alan Baldwin) |
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