Part of Indian Premier League 2014 may be shifted abroad: reports

[Basil]

Part of Indian Premier
League 2014 may be shifted abroad: reports​

The seventh edition of the Indian Premier League is likely to be divided into two halves, one in India and the other abroad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is reportedly mulling over the possibility of holding one part of IPL 7 in another country as the league is likely to clash with the general elections scheduled for this year.

"Keeping security concerns in mind, IPL may be hosted in two parts. But it is not yet decided which part will be played in the country. A final decision will be taken only after the election dates are announced," a BCCI source was quoted as saying by Times of India. The elections are likely to be held in April-May this year.

Neighbours Sri Lanka and South Africa are the two options for hosting the T20 league. The African nation hosted the tournament in 2009 after the central government refused to provide security during the general elections that year. "We will get to know after three weeks which country will host the tournament, if some matches have to be played outside India," the source added.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, may get to host IPL matches.

Meanwhile, the IPL 7 auction will be held on February 12-13 at an undecided venue. Teams can retain up to five capped players in advance with the option of retaining a sixth via a joker's card concept. According to the regulations released by the IPL Governing Council, each squad must include no less than 16 and no more than 27 players, of which nine may be foreigners.

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[Basil]

This season there are going to be lots of night starting at 8:00 PM to increase viewership,so i think it's better that India and Sri Lanka host the two parts of IPL Season 7 if it is possible to host in two different countries because India and Sri Lanka time is same.Whereas South Africa time is 3:30 hours behind India.If IPL 7 happens in South Africa then i think all matches should start at 4:30 PM SAST which means 8:00 PM start in India.

 

[piinku1]

This season there are going to be lots of night starting at 8:00 PM to increase viewership,so i think it's better that India and Sri Lanka host the two parts of IPL Season 7 if it is possible to host in two different countries because India and Sri Lanka time is same.Whereas South Africa time is 3:30 hours behind India.If IPL 7 happens in South Africa then i think all matches should start at 4:30 PM SAST which means 8:00 PM start in India.

My choice is SA.