Season two of the Indian Premier League will be played outside India. The final schedule and venue will be announced on Monday.It will probably be moved to England or South Africa, reliable sources said.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) outside the country has left fans and franchise owners with mixed reactions.
"Because of the attitude of the government that they are not ready to spare security forces for the cricket tournament... we are forced to take the decision to move the event out of India," BCCI President Shashank Manohar and IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said.
"The franchise owners praised the BCCI for keeping the IPL still on.Bangalore franchise owner Vijay Mallya commented : "With the IPL still on it shows the commitment of BCCI and IPL towards Indian cricket fans,”.
However, fans were left disappointed after the BCCI decision."Now there is nothing Indian about the Indian Premier League " commented a disappointed cricket fan in Bangalore.
The IPL had been in deep trouble for weeks now, because the match-dates were clashing with the general elections. Security was the major concern, and both the centre and the host states of IPL were finding it impossible to provide security and other infrastructure for both the elections and the tournament.
IPL commissioner and chairman Lalit Modi, who was also at the press conference, said the number of matches, format and timing of the event will remain unchanged and the organisers would not tinker with the "integrity of the tournament".
"Dates and timings of the matches will remain the same. The Indian audiences can watch the matches at 4 pm and 8 pm IST as they did in the inaugural season," Modi said.
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