It has been in the offing. Earlier Lalit Modi wanted two IPLs. Now he may well achieve that, with a different format.
As part of IPL’s globalization plans, the IPL Commissioner and Chairman is planning to take the IPL, at least in a condensed format to remote cricket playing countries to add to the fan base and increase merchandising of the brand he envisions for the Twenty20 format of the game.
On the top of the list are countries like USA, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Middle East. While South Africa has whetted the appetite to take IPL again to the country, Modi is hoping to raise IPL oriented spin offs to increase IPL’s popularity and business base on a global scale.
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