Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has confirmed that he'll elevate the difficulty of IPL’s growth on the subsequent ICC convention.
Following the conclusion of this yr’s IPL, BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed that the league can be expanded. He acknowledged that the BCCI might be getting a “two and a half month window” for the IPL in ICC’s subsequent FTP cycle ranging from 2024 until 2031.
Shah’s feedback got here instantly after the BCCI attracted the staggering income of Rs 48,390 crore for a 5 yr interval by way of IPL’s media rights. An prolonged IPL means the match might be prolonged to a 94-match affair, 20 greater than what it's proper now.
“From the following FTP cycle, IPL may have an official two-and-a-half-month window so that each one the highest worldwide cricketers can take part. We've got had discussions with varied boards in addition to the ICC,” Shah had informed PTI after the graduation of the IPL media rights public sale.
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Ramiz Raja-led PCB to oppose IPL growth:
Whereas many of the cricket boards are more likely to help the BCCI, the PCB received’t do it. Ramiz Raja has confirmed that he can be difficult ICC’s resolution to grant IPL an prolonged window from subsequent yr, if and when it's made public by the governing physique of the sport. Raja made it clear that the PCB would problem any change forcefully if it's not honest to Pakistan cricket.
“There was no announcement or resolution as but on the IPL window being elevated. I'll give my views on this challenge on the ICC convention,” Ramiz Raja informed reporters on Friday.
“My level is obvious: if there may be any improvement in world cricket meaning we're being short-changed, we'll problem it in a really forceful method and put our level throughout strongly within the ICC,” he added.
Raja additional mentioned that whereas Pakistan is eager on enjoying India, the political equation between the 2 nations are stopping the cricket boards to work on a bilateral sequence. He additionally revealed that Ganguly had invited him to attend the IPL remaining final yr.
“I've spoken to Saurav (Ganguly) on the sidelines on this and I informed him that presently there are three former cricketers heading their cricket boards and if they'll’t make a distinction who will?,” Raja mentioned.
“Twice Ganguly has invited me to attend the IPL finals final yr and this yr and cricketing sensible it made sense to go, however then, due to the scenario, we had to have a look at the fallout of accepting the invites,” he added.
India and Pakistan had final performed a bilateral sequence means again in 2012/13 season when the latter visited India for a brief limited-overs sequence. Since then, the arch-rivals have locked horns in opposition to one another solely in Asia Cups and ICC tournaments.
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