IPL: BCCI expects Rs 5,000 cr windfall as base for new teams at Rs 2,000 cr
The Indian cricket board could soon get richer by at least Rs 5000
crore with the addition of two new franchises during the 2022 edition of Indian Premier
League.
The IPL, which is currently an eight-team tournament, will become
a 10-team affair from the next edition and during a recent governing council
meeting, the modalities of the bidding process were chalked out.
"Any company can buy the bid document paying Rs 75 crore.
Earlier top brass was thinking about keeping the base price for two new teams
at Rs 1700 crore but later it was decided to keep the base price at Rs 2000
crore," a senior BCCI source told PTI
on the condition of anonymity.
The source, who has dealt with the financial side of IPL in the past, said
that the BCCI stands
to gain at least Rs 5000 crore if the bids go as per plan with plenty of large
business conglomerates showing active interest in bidding.
"The BCCI is expecting
anything in the range of 5000 crore if not more. There will be 74 IPL games next season
and it's a win-win situation for everyone."
It is learnt that only companies with an annual turnover of Rs 3000 crore will
be allowed to bid for the teams.
In a welcome news, the BCCI is planning to allow a consortium to
bid for teams as it makes the bidding process more vibrant.
"I think more than three business entities won't be allowed
to form a consortium but if three business come together and wants to jointly
bid for a team, they are welcome to do so," he said.
Among the venues where the teams could be based include Amedabad,
Lucknow and Pune.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and Ekana Stadium in
Lucknow, with bigger capacities, could be the choice for franchises.
Some of the names that are doing the rounds include the Adani
group, RPG Sanjeev Goenka group, noted pharma company Torrent and a prominent
banker who has shown active interest in buying teams.
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