The Champions League T20 (CL T20) ceases to exist. The Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI) is planning to replace the CL T20 with a mini version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE, starting this September.
Featuring the top four IPL teams that have qualified for the playoffs this year, the mini version of the IPL will be played in a league format leading to a knockout phase, according to The Indian Express. “The planning is on and we will have a meeting on this before this IPL gets over,” a BCCI official told the daily.
“It (CLT20) was not serving any purpose, people weren’t attracted to it. We are looking at all possibilities of a substitute tournament to replace CLT20 and the initial idea is to have an IPL-2 so that Indian crowds could relate more to it,” the official added.
CL T20 is a global club-based competition and is jointly owned by the BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.
Star Sports owns the commercial rights to the tournament for which it paid $975 million. According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Star will be asked to pay a hefty exit amount to the three boards.
The broadcaster is believed to be losing $100 million. The viewership for the tournament is low because of which there is no advertiser interest.
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Featuring the top four IPL teams that have qualified for the playoffs this year, the mini version of the IPL will be played in a league format leading to a knockout phase, according to The Indian Express. “The planning is on and we will have a meeting on this before this IPL gets over,” a BCCI official told the daily.
“It (CLT20) was not serving any purpose, people weren’t attracted to it. We are looking at all possibilities of a substitute tournament to replace CLT20 and the initial idea is to have an IPL-2 so that Indian crowds could relate more to it,” the official added.
CL T20 is a global club-based competition and is jointly owned by the BCCI, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.
Star Sports owns the commercial rights to the tournament for which it paid $975 million. According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Star will be asked to pay a hefty exit amount to the three boards.
The broadcaster is believed to be losing $100 million. The viewership for the tournament is low because of which there is no advertiser interest.
Read more at:
BCCI set to replace CL T20 with 'mini' IPL | TelevisionPost.com
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