Future of IPL outside India 2022

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In this article, we will talk about the future of IPL outside India 2022. If we look at the population of India, it is the second most populous country in the world after China with more than 1.38 billion people. It is a different matter that hockey is the national game of India but people like cricket more. If we look at the popularity of cricket in India at a glance, about 40% of the people in India watch cricket.

No doubt, Cricket is the biggest sport in India. And most of the Indian are least familiar with cricket. You will get to see cricket fans in every Indian house. Indian Premier League (IPL) is the biggest professional domestic cricket league in India. And if we look at IPL outside India then Indian Premier League (IPL) comes in the number 1 cricket league in the world. The Indian Premier League (IPL) changed the whole of cricket.

It’s so big that in fact, According to the release of BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council India, the 14th season of the Indian premier league cross 400 Million viewership on the Television. Star India, the official television broadcaster of the IPL league, said that for the 4th consecutive year.

Star India’s official statement also said that the actual television audience aggregation is higher since 2018 than in the previous 3 editions of the IPL (Indian Premier League).

As per the comparison of the two editions of IPL (Indian Premier League). The brand value of the 14th edition of IPL 2021 was dropped to 22% percent with $4.4 billion American Dollars due to covid-19 pandemic as compared to the 13th edition of the league which was of 6.3 billion US dollars.

Indian cricket outside of India

The 15th edition of the IPL 2022, can be organized outside India. However, It is not yet confirmed that the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League will be held outside India. The threat is that the new variant Omicron of covid-19 is spreading rapidly in the world. However, fewer cases of omicron have seen in Indian so far. But the way Omicron is spreading in the world, if it happens in March-April in India, then the 15th edition of IPL 2022 could be more likely to be shifted at that time.

As per the cricbuzz report, BCCI is looking to host the entire tournament in just one or two cities. This will ensure less travel and reduce the chances of spread of omicron.
“The meeting will be mainly introductory in nature with Board of Control for Cricket in India involving the owners of two new teams – Ahmedabad and Lucknow. They are exploring the idea of holding the entire tournament only in Mumbai, Pune and in the cities of Ahmedabad, Baroda and Rajkot in Gujrat. If the situation of covid-19 new variant omicron worsens.”

There is a high chance that the 15th edition of the IPL 2022 will be hosted in India’s home ground. And this is a great thing for all those who are die-hard fans of IPL.

The future of Indian cricket?

The future of Indian cricket is looking bright because almost every Indian home has cricket fans and they love to watch cricket while sitting at home or in ground with family and friends. In the Indian cricket world. India have a prestigious cricket league, the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is the world’s most watched cricket league.

What is the IPL Brand Value?
According to Duff and Phelps, the brand value of IPL in season 2018-2019 was ₹47,500 crores which are 6.3 billion us dollars.