Indian Premier League is back in India

[AirWolf]

http://dc-epaper.com/blog/2009_04_01_archive.html

Indian Premier League is back in India
The IPL has moved back to India for keeps, according to sources in the Deccan Chargers, the team owned by the promoters of Deccan Chronicle The decision will be made public in the next 36 hours after tying up the loose ends, sources said.

The schedule, from April 18 to May 24, will be more or less retained in India, sources said.

The decision was taken by the Centre hours before the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, left for London for the G-20 meet. The BCCI and the IPL franchisees have convened an emergency meet at 11 am at Mumbai on Wednesday to tie up the loose ends.

The Centre and the state governments have agreed to host IPL matches up to four days before the elections in the respective centres, and immediately after polling.

 

[mercurial]

April fool?

 

[killadoob]

I reckon so, they have done far to much to promote it in this country to now go back to india, doing so would be a marketing nightmare and silly .

 

[mercurial]

Especially since the link looks dodgy.

 

[Pitbull]

April 1st

 

[AirWolf]

April fool?

I believe so Heard it on the radio this morning, and decided to check it out. The lack of coverage in SA media rules it out as being valid.

 

[nic777]

If it is, it was not very nice one for the fans in India

 

[The_Pumpkin_King]

son of a....!!!

i paniced so badly