New Delhi: IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's search for a country to host the second edition of the Indian Premier League seems to be zeroing in on South Africa with every passing minute. South Africa have given the green signal to host the second season of the mega event, sources told CNN-IBN on Tuesday.
Modi met Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola at an undisclosed venue to discuss the possibility of hosting the second edition of the Twenty20 event here. And after the meeting, sources told CNN-IBN that the deal has been virtually sealed to host the league in South Africa.
It is reported that six venues have been identified during the meeting to hold the IPL matches. Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth are the proposed venues for the games to be held.
South Africa says there will be no trouble starting the event from April 10 as per the original schedule and have assured full security, it is learnt. Cricket South Africa, it is reported, has also offered full support to the IPL.
Modi is expected to fly out from Johannesburg for London on Tuesday evening where he will hold talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board, exploring the possibility of hosting the league there. But that meeting may now be irrelevant as the rainbow nation is likely to get the all important nod from Modi and Co.
Source:http://cricketnext.in.com/
Modi met Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola at an undisclosed venue to discuss the possibility of hosting the second edition of the Twenty20 event here. And after the meeting, sources told CNN-IBN that the deal has been virtually sealed to host the league in South Africa.
It is reported that six venues have been identified during the meeting to hold the IPL matches. Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth are the proposed venues for the games to be held.
South Africa says there will be no trouble starting the event from April 10 as per the original schedule and have assured full security, it is learnt. Cricket South Africa, it is reported, has also offered full support to the IPL.
Modi is expected to fly out from Johannesburg for London on Tuesday evening where he will hold talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board, exploring the possibility of hosting the league there. But that meeting may now be irrelevant as the rainbow nation is likely to get the all important nod from Modi and Co.
Source:http://cricketnext.in.com/
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