Less than two weeks to go for the IPL player auctions in Jaipur, the BCCI, on Wednesday (December 5), released a grand statement to convey that over 1000 players had registered for the mega event on December 18. However, the cricket board - the Committee of Administrators (CoA), CEO, members, franchises and IPL staff / fraternity, all put together - have no idea where the tournament's 2019 edition will be played.
TOI has learnt that Star India, the broadcaster that has shelled out in excess of INR 16000 crore for IPL rights, does not want the tournament shifted out of the country. "They have a lot at stake and it is only fair that they will want the IPL to be played in India, to maximize their revenue streams," say industry sources.