The journey of IPL

The inaugural edition of wt20 in 2007 did not go down well with the other cricket associations as they considered t20 format as a comedy and not only did the teams but also icon players like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting also backed out from the tournament. But no one thought that the birth of this new t20 format would pave way for a domestic t20 league which would act as a platform for budding cricketers to show their talent.
It was in 2008 when the Bcci organized a domestic t20 tournament named “Indian Premier League” with a Sanskrit slogan Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi" it means “where talent meets opportunities”. It has been 10 years and the tournament is stepping into its 11th edition but not all looks good for the tournament as the Bcci has given some guidelines to stage the tournament with Lok Sabha elections and Icc cricket world cup in 2019.
The guidelines for hosting the tournament are:-
• Host the entire tournament in South Africa
• Host a part of the tournament In UAE
• Organize matches in small stadiums in small cities in India
• Organize the tournament like a caravan format where all the teams travel together

Star India who grabbed the official rights for the IPL is not in the favour of shifting the IPL anywhere else other than India. They have spent an enormous amount and believe that 'TRP' might decline if the cash-rich league is shifted to any other country. As of now, we can only keep our fingers crossed and hope that the tournament takes place in India.

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