IPL in crisis

Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab are no more, and Kochi is on thin ice.

The beginning of the end?

Gilly's just discussing this on air. He's surprised to say the least.

Henry wrote:The beginning of the end?

Is it wrong to hope the IPL's case of the flu develops into a full-blown plague?

I can imagine Warney is making a frantic call to his accountant right now.......

Would TGM have been playing for Rajastan anyway this year? Isn't there another greedfest planned where all players will be re-auctioned due to new teams coming in?

Zat wrote:Would TGM have been playing for Rajastan anyway this year? Isn't there another greedfest planned where all players will be re-auctioned due to new teams coming in?

Apparently so but every franchise reserved the right to keep up to four of their players. Warnie's form has been on the wane somewhat; he may not have been a certainty to be retained.

Henry wrote:Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab are no more, and Kochi is on thin ice.

The beginning of the end?

Wouldn't have happened if they hadn't sacked Lalit Modi

Franchises withdrawn due to financial irregularities? Any hints?

Well it was always going to end in tears. It was almost a given that the IPL would be hugely corrupt.

skully wrote:Franchises withdrawn due to financial irregularities? Any hints?

Spot betting?

skully wrote:Franchises withdrawn due to financial irregularities? Any hints?

No one knew who all the owners were.

The franchises were owned by a series of companies who were fronts for other companies based all round the world. Sound like some money laundering was going on.

Also Modi's brother in law and other family members had stakes in the two franchises. hence at the original franchise auction these two teams were picked up for the cheapest price.

Cheers rey.

Will Pakistan utilise this loophole to gain access to the IPL?

Are you just picking sentences at random today Smerky?

No I've been drinking.

what has happened to Modi...has been charged?

He's playing scrabble with Allen Standford in a jail cell whilst they finalise the cases against them.

Does that mean Murali plays Boggle when he's not playing cricket?

At least they are fairly open about the massive amount of corruption with in IPL and are doing something to fix it.

Zat wrote:

Henry wrote:The beginning of the end?

Is it wrong to hope the IPL's case of the flu develops into a full-blown plague?

No

I think this has a way to go. It's hard to see how the IPL can unilaterally take away $100m+ from the franchise owners without compensation.

its supposedly part of the agreement. if there are any violations it gets cancelled. money was to be paid in instalments yearly, so its not really $100 million plus

word is that the bcci was pushed. the government had found serious evidence of money laundering and tax evasion by these two teams. if the bcci didnt act the government would, so this seems like a less embarassing way to do it

either way, this is a huge blow to the ipl. the bcci will find it very hard to maintain the trust of the remaining franchisees

Best news I have heard for a long long time about Indian Cricket.

You watch as Yuvraj suddenly starts to score a stack of first class runs.

I'd say "friggin scuzz bags" regarding the shonky "owners" but it's only the IPL after all. May it burn in hell.