In the wake of a hugely successful first season, the television advertisement rates for the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are expected to increase by 40 to 50 per cent, say analysts.
The inaugural edition of the Indian cricket board-mooted 20-over tournament had attracted over 20 million viewers, of which 8.2 million were women, they say.The tournament, in which about $2 billion (over Rs 8,400 crore) has been invested already, generated Rs 300 crore in television advertising revenue ….

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ISLAMABAD: Renowned Indian actor Shahrukh Khan has inked agreement with Young Pakistani All-rounder Yasir Arafat to represent Kolkata Knight Rider in next season of Indian Premier League (IPL) while Pakistan Cricket Board has also shown green signal to Yasir Arafat in this respect.
Sources closed to Yasir Arfat told this agency, Indian famous actor Mr. Khan held telephonic talks with Young Pakistani All-rounder Yasir Arafat followed by his superb performance in the county cricket. Shahrukh Khan also invited Yasir Arafat to ….

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Hailing the success of money-spinning Indian Premier League, Cricket Board chief Sharad Pawar says the Twenty20 competition would not disturb the international calendar in any way. “The Indian Premier League (IPL) was indeed a great success and it has given a new direction not only to Indian cricket but also world cricket,” Pawar has said in an interview.
“ICC (International Cricket Council) is the parent body for world cricket and the BCCI has an excellent relationship with every other sister board. ….

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Mohammad Asif has been confirmed as the player who tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League (IPL), the league has announced. The IPL, though, hasn’t revealed the drug that was found in the sample that Asif, who played for the Delhi Daredevils, provided during random testing.
The IPL compared the result from the WADA-approved laboratory in Switzerland [that tested the samples] with the data collected by IDTM, the Sweden-based independent agency that organised the tests, and confirmed ….

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By Dan Baynes

An unidentified cricketer failed a drug test at this year’s inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, the sport’s world governing body said.If the player isn’t found to have taken pre-declared prescribed drugs, a test on his “B” sample will be carried out, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi told the Press Trust of India. Should that prove positive, the matter will go before the league’s drugs tribunal.
“As of now we are at the first stage where one sample has tested ….

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to contribute Rs 160-200 crore to government coffers in 2008-09 by way of tax deducted at source (TDS), a hefty increase over Rs 60 crore in 2007-08.
“TDS from IPL stakeholders stood at Rs 60 crore in 2007-08 and this amount does not include three IPL franchisees, who had not deposited tax by March 31,” said Saroj Bala, member (revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes. Given that the tourney may now be held twice ….

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CRICKET’S administrators have been warned that the Indian Premier League possesses the greatest potential for betting-led corruption since the days of the troubled Sharjah tournaments.
Anti-Corruption and Security Unit chairman Paul Condon last week told the executive International Cricket Council board meeting in Dubai that the IPL, with its millions of dollars on offer and lack of policing, was open to corrupting influences. According to the Cricket Nirvana website, Condon warned the executives that “the IPL brings with it the biggest ….

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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not formed a window to accommodate the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) in its current Future Tours Programme (FTP).
However, the ICC said that a window for IPL can be created in its new FTP model, which will be done after the current international schedule gets over in May 2012.
“The ICC has not received any official request from the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) as of now for creating such a ….

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Melbourne: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to include Indian Premier League in its calendar.The multimillion dollar Twenty20 tournament has been included in the final draft of a radical proposal to revamp ICC’s international programming.
The suggested schedule includes IPL and will be presented to the ICC’s executive board in Dubai over the next two days, according to a report in The Australian newspaper.Leading players and player associations have demanded a space for the IPL for fear that emerging cricketers ….

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