Mini Indian Premier League

The Mini Indian Premier League (IPL) or IPL overseas is an upcoming offshoot of the Indian Premier League, scheduled to be played outside India every September.[1][2] It was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2016 and will feature the eight current IPL teams, with the games played across a two-week period.[2][3] The United States and the United Arab Emirates have been suggested as countries to host the tournament.[1]

In July 2016 at the International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual conference four members, Cricket Australia, West Indies Cricket Board, England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket South Africa all opposed the idea.[4][5] In August 2016 the BCCI president, Anurag Thakur, said that plans for the tournament were on hold, with a key issue being the time zone difference from the United States to India.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "BCCI announces mini IPL for September". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "On BCCI's table: IPL in US, three weeks and eight teams". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Indian Premier League: Mini version of competition to be held in September". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mini-IPL hits roadblock, four countries oppose BCCI proposal". abplive. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mini-IPL hits major roadblock: ICC members oppose BCCI's cash-milking proposal". First Post. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Thakur casts doubt over mini IPL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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