IPL 2023: IPL Media Rights – After a record-breaking windfall of cash for IPL Media Rights 2023-27, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has declared, IPL will go back to home and away format. BCCI secretary Jay Shah had already hinted at reverting to the older format and now Ganguly has confirmed that development. Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
“It’s a great tournament and it will continue to thrive. But most importantly, the IPL has to go back to a home-and-away format from next year,” Sourav Ganguly told Sportstar.
IPL 2023: No more centralised venues for IPL, BCCI Prez Sourav Ganguly confirms, ‘IPL 2023 will go back to HOME & AWAY format’
IPL 2022 league stage was held in a centralised manner in Maharashtra to avoid travelling during Covid-19 pandemic. Only the playoff stage was held in Kolkata and Ahmedabad. But now that the pandemic is nearing its end, the BCCI will revert to the old format.
“The last two years have been affected by COVID and the biggest thing is that despite COVID, we managed to host the tournament and this time, we finished it with great hype in Kolkata and Ahmedabad,” Ganguly said.
IPL 2023: No more centralised venues for IPL, BCCI Prez Sourav Ganguly confirms, ‘IPL 2023 will go back to HOME & AWAY format’
With the BCCI also in discussion with the ICC, the IPL is expected to have a longer two-and-a-half-month window. However, it’s not confirmed yet whether IPL 2023 will be played over 74 days. Jay Shah hinted that the 74-day window will come into effect in the next FTP cycle which will come into effect in 2024-31.
Plans for Women’s IPL in motion: Apart from IPL 2023, plans for the inaugural Women IPL are also in motion. The BCCI has already asked the ICC for a separate window for WIPL 2023. A six-team WIPL will be played in 2023 across six venues. However, a window is yet to be confirmed.
IPL 2023: No more centralised venues for IPL, BCCI Prez Sourav Ganguly confirms, ‘IPL 2023 will go back to HOME & AWAY format’
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) June 15, 2022
IPL 2023: No more centralised venues for IPL, BCCI Prez Sourav Ganguly confirms, ‘IPL 2023 will go back to HOME & AWAY format’
As for IPL Media Rights, despite falling TV ratings of IPL 2022, Sourav Ganguly said that the board was always confident of the windfall, especially in digital.
“That’s the way the world is going. We all expected that the digital rights will be big, and we are not at all surprised. This sport is very healthy and there is no doubt about it,” the BCCI chief added.
IPL 2023: No more centralised venues for IPL, BCCI Prez Sourav Ganguly confirms, ‘IPL 2023 will go back to HOME & AWAY format’
Focus on developing infrastructure: Now that, BCCI has got richer by Rs 48,390 Crore, Ganguly said that plan now is to develop overall infrastructure. A few stadiums will be revamped for IPL
“We will work on it for sure and develop overall infrastructure for a better fan experience. A lot of new stadiums have come up, and the infrastructure of cricket in this country is huge. We will redo a few stadiums a bit and bring back IPL with completely different extravaganza and fandom next year,” Ganguly said.
IPL 2023: No more centralised venues for IPL, BCCI Prez Sourav Ganguly confirms, ‘IPL 2023 will go back to HOME & AWAY format’
