Let's Know What Experts Think About The Future of The Indian Premier League (IPL)!
IPL (The Indian Premier League) is the most expensive franchise cricket league in the world. Although many franchise leagues like “IPL “have been organized worldwide, none of them have become IPL. Even the commercial application could not reach the level of IPL.
All former cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Ponting, Brian Lara, Wasim Akram, Tom Moody, Sangakkara, and Jayawardene have played or indirectly been involved in IPL. On the other hand, there is no country in the world whose cricketers have not played in the IPL. So you will see David Warner, Steven Smith playing, Morgan, Pietersen, and Ben Stokes, New Zealand or Bangladesh, or South African cricketers.
Cricketers from all around the world are looking forward to playing in the IPL. They don’t mind giving up the glory of playing for the country because of IPL. The main reason is undoubtedly money. This T20 league can compete with European football leagues in terms of money.
Not only cricketers, but film stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty, and Preity Zinta, are all famous celebrities who are involved in IPL in one way or another and the number is increasing day by day.
The global viewership of IPL is also enviable. A few days ago, the price of broadcasting rights of IPL (The Indian Premier League) rose to more than $588 million, and the most viewed franchise all around the world. Despite all this, the IPL is not above criticism. Former cricketers often complain that the T20 league (The Indian Premier League) is ruining Test Cricket’s appeal, over-commercializing Cricket. England’s former legendary all-rounder Ian Botham is among them. Ian Botham has criticized the IPL on several occasions before. The English Cricketer once again commented against the IPL.
According to Botham, “Test Cricket in India “has lost its appeal because of the IPL. There are no spectators in test matches in India, their cricket means IPL. However, he doubted whether the IPL would be able to do the same as the TEST Cricket has retained its appeal for centuries. Everyone is making a lot of money in IPL, that’s nice to hear too. But how many days this IPL application can hold everyone thinking? Test Cricket has retained its appeal for centuries, but I am sure IPL cannot do that, he added in his comments.
Ian Botham warned that if Test Cricket is lost, the game of Cricket will be lost from the world. The game of Cricket will become meaningless. Cricketers should dream of playing more Test matches, he said.
“Test Cricket” fans in England are very lucky, thanks, Botham. We are very lucky in England because the gallery of the stadium is still filled with Test matches. Go to Australia, there too 70-80 thousand spectators watch Test matches, you will not find such anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, the Indian Women’s IPL broadcast rights auction was held a few days ago. India’s Viacom 18 Media Private Ltd. has the rights to broadcast the women’s IPL for a five-year cycle (2023-2027). Viacom 18 will pay the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) $11.56 million for broadcasting the women’s franchise Cricket league over five years.
The BCCI Secretary Jai Shah considers this deal to be “Huge”. He tweets, “Congratulations to Viacom18 for getting the broadcast rights of women’s IPL in India. Thanks to BCCI and BCCI Women’s Wing for trusting them. Viacom 18 has pledged $11.56, which means $862,178 per match for the next five years. It’s huge in women’s Cricket. “
According to Cricinfo out of the eight firms that had bought tenders for this auction (women’s IPL), two firms participated in the auction. The Viacom 18 and Disney Star. This broadcast deal is under the purview of TV and digital platforms. This will be promoted worldwide including in India. In June last year, the broadcast rights of the boy’s IPL were sold for $, 4,668,412, 5.8 million per match.
In a tweet, the BCCI Secretary said, that in terms of equal pay, today’s auction of women’s IPL broadcast rights is historic. It is a big step in empowering women in cricket in India. A new horizon has been opened, he also added.
According to Cricinfo, in the first three years of the cycle, the earnings per match for 22 matches per season are calculated to be $7.9 million. While from 2026, there may be 34 matches per season. It will depend on the performance of the tournament. Then the BCCI can increase the number of one more franchise as well.
Meanwhile, Manchester United’s owners want to buy women’s IPL teams in India. A representative of United’s owner Glazer has confirmed their interest in this matter (women’s IPL).
Avram Glazer, one of the owners of the English Club Manchester United, tried to buy a franchise in the IPL, two years ago. Despite not being able to serve, he continued to try to enter cricket. Glazer has taken over the ownership of the “Desert Viper “team in the International League T20 (ILT) starting in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) this Year.
Phil Oliver, the CEO of Desert Vipers, said that they are interested in buying a team in the Women IPL, Since we are in ILT-2020, we are looking at other opportunities in the world of cricket, including the Women’s IPL in India.
Perhaps, finally, it can be said that the IPL(The Indian Premier League) is one of the most expensive yet popular franchise T20 leagues equally popular not only in India but also around the world. As many have so many opinions regarding IPL, all in all, let’s see where the IPL ended up! Stay tuned to the SportsOwls, SportsOwls is always with sports, with all sports updates, and always will be. Yes, you can also share sports updates, stories, stats, and records with us. You can comment below or connect to our social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. @sportsowls #sportsowls
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