Modi said IPL will be expanded to 10 Teams by 2011

May 25, 2009 By: admin1 Category: IPL News No Comments →

Lalit Modi, the Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League said the eight-team tournament will be expanded to 10 teams in 2011.

Mr. Modi also said the IPL will be back in India next year and the cramped International Cricket Council (ICC) schedule does not leave any room for the possibility of a second IPL in a calendar year in 2010.

“We have been missing India but we have made a strong fan base in South Africa. We have a tight schedule next year. But we will have two more teams in the league from 2011,” said Modi.

Modi, who is also the vice-president of the BCCI, said that organising the IPL in South Africa was a great experience.

“We had a great time in South Africa. Everything was perfect. I am satisfied with the way the tournament was successfully conducted here at such a short time,” he said.

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Strategy breaks to be reduced?

May 06, 2009 By: admin1 Category: Cricket News, IPL News No Comments →

The much-criticised ’strategy breaks’ in the Indian Premier League could be revised for the semifinal and final matches, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi hinted on Tuesday.

Modi said the idea was yet to be ratified by the IPL technical committee but possibly the 15-minute strategy break would be reduced to 10 minutes.

He said instead of having one seven-and-a-half-minute interruption after the 10 over, it would be two two-and-a-half minute breaks in an innings, the second of which would be decided by the fielding side.

“It’s not frozen yet but we are looking at two aspects. There will be two two-and-a-half-minutes breaks per innings, so the break in all during an innings will be of five minutes.”

“The first two-and-a-half-minute break will be just after the powerplay (6 overs) and the second to be taken by the fielding side at any time,” Modi said.

The IPL commissioner said strategy breaks were a part of every sport and there is nothing new about it.

“It happens in every sport, there is a strategy break and everything. But 7.5 minutes may look like a bit longer, so we are seeing how we can reduce it down to five minutes,” Modi told.

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Dhoni wins toss for Chennai, chose to field

April 18, 2009 By: admin1 Category: IPL News No Comments →

The much awaited Indian Premium League season II has just begun in Cape Town with the first match being played between the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Lalit Modi spinned the coin, Dhoni won the toss, and has decided to bowl first.

“It will be exciting, getting new players which adds balance to the teams and it will be very interesting. Now that it’s not happening in India, let’s hope South Africa is as good as India,” Dhoni says.

Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, has declared the IPL open.

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