The upcoming Indian Premier League season should start on March 22. Over the years, IPL has established itself as the greatest thing in the crisis world in terms of revenue.
However, there are speculations that the league is faced with a danger of Saudi Arabia rich in oil, which is said to be planning a similar franchise league with higher revenues. IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal finally opened that question ahead of the coming season.
Arun Dhumal refused to say anything just on the basis of speculation and repeated BCCI’s view that he supports the T20 League around the world to popularize the game of the cricket globally.
Arun Dhumal interrupts silence about Saudi Arabia, starting his league
Asked about IPL’s competition with Saudi Arabia supported by leagues, Arun Dhumal denied the discussion of anything just on the basis of speculation. He believes that the lack of cricket infrastructure in Saudi Arabia will not allow the Arab giant to host a large tournament there.
“There is no point in discussing something on the basis of speculation. There is nothing to discuss with everyone (all stakeholders) on the table,” Dhumal quoted by PTI.
“As for my knowledge, there is no infrastructure in Saudi Arabia that can satisfy the tournament of this scale. So there is no point in discussing speculative stories,” he added.
There were various reports indicate that Saudi Arabia could invest in cricket in the coming years and even could even start their own franchise league with a huge amount of wealth. However, there is no official conclusion with this question.
Is IPL in danger of Saudi Arabia?
Arun Dhumal further supported the appearance of different leagues and refused to accept that IPL’s value would fall for them. Dhumal believes that the appearance of different T20 leagues will allow it to play globally, and BCCI will only focus on the growth of its own league instead of stopping the others.
“The idea of a cricket enters the Olympic Games is that the game is growing through the length and width of the world. It is good that more leagues are formed and we do not see anyone as a threat,” Dhumal counted.
“We would like to be sure that more and more games in different territories, recent territories. Whether it’s Saudi, America, Europe, it doesn’t matter. No one can stop anyone and we wouldn’t want to stop anyone,” he mentioned.
Cricket will be played at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, which will be a big moment of sports. He will return to Olympia after a huge 128 -year space. As a result, BCCI is also focused on the growth of the game globally to make it a spectacle at the Olympic Games.
IPL -las a huge assessment
The Introductory match of the IPL 2025 will be played between Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengalur’s Kolkata Champions Champions in Eden Gardens, Kolkat.
It is the 18th edition of the tournament and has grown into one of the most successful franchise leagues in the world. IPL is currently estimated at $ 12 billion and is one of the most expensive sports leagues in the world in terms of revenue made by match.
