Ban on CSK and RR forces BCCI to explore options to retain 8-team format in IPL

#BCCI #CSK #RR #IPL #LodhaCommittee IPL, the high profile cricket extravaganza, is a money making machine and, with the ban imposed on the two topmost teams Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals because of allegations of spot fixing, the 8-team format would have to work on a 6-team format unless a solution is worked out.
Therefore, top officials of BCCI are busy working out a contingency plan to ensure that the high-profile league remains an eight-team affair. This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 15 July 2015.

An emergency IPL Governing Council meeting is being scheduled and officials have already started informal discussion on how to circumvent the obstacle. BCCI wants to ensure that the cash-rich league remains an eight-team tournament as per the terms of contract with the broadcasters -- Multi Screen Media -- envisages a 60-match schedule.
Therefore, IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla, and BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya will meet in Kolkata to discuss the implications of the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R M Lodha committee verdict.
One of the options available is that BCCI can take over and run the two teams for two years. Once the ban is lifted after two years, the original owners can come back. A second option is to invite fresh bids for two new teams because many corporate houses have expressed an interest in buying an IPL team.
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