Last Update: January 24, 2023, 10:06 AM IST
England’s female cricketer Kate Cross considers herself a fan of CSK.
Earlier, several media reports had claimed that Chennai-based India Cements would not bid for a team in the Women’s IPL (WIPL). At the same time, eight out of ten teams of Men’s IPL had shown interest in buying a team.
Women’s IPL (WIPL) is the next ambitious dream project of BCCI which will start in March this year. The event could be the third such women’s franchise tournament in the world, after the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and the Women’s Super Smash (New Zealand), but with BCCI’s financial muscle working, it is expected to surpass the above-mentioned leagues. Can With reference to the eyeball. And yet when the list of bidders for the franchise came out, one name was missing: Chennai Super Kings.
As per media reports, CSK will not bid and Shriram Cements may get a chance to represent Chennai city in WIPL.
This didn’t go down well with fans and especially one super fan, England women’s international Kate Cross, who has expressed her love for the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings on social media several times in the past.
She reacted to the news with an emoji that perfectly reflects her state of mind.
Earlier in several media reports it was claimed to be located in Chennai India Cements will not bid for any team in the Women’s IPL (WIPL). At the same time, eight out of ten teams of Men’s IPL had shown interest in buying a team. There were also reports of Manchester United’s Avraham Glazer reportedly being interested in buying a team.
WIPL media rights cost more than men’s PSL per match as BCCI is set to earn 7 cr per match
The BCCI had earlier announced that Viacom18 has bagged the media rights of the upcoming women’s IPL for Rs 951 crore for five years after beating other bidders including Disney Star and Sony in the auction. This means the board will earn INR 7.90 crore for each match – this is more than the media rights of the men’s league, Pakistan Super League or PSL.
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The Cricket Board held the auction for the T20 league in Mumbai on Monday. The inaugural women’s IPL is likely to start in the first week of March. Five teams will compete and all matches will be held in Mumbai.
The global rights include three categories – linear (TV), digital and composite (TV and digital) and Viacom18 successfully bid for the composite rights.
Furthermore, according to a statement released by the PCB in January 2022, the media rights for the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Pakistan Super League were sold for Rs 1.5 billion. “The consortium of ARY and PTV had submitted the highest bid at a total fee of PKR 4,350,786,786 – 50 per cent more than the previous cycle – to secure the two-year long home TV broadcast rights through a robust and transparent bidding process. December 23.”
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