IPL 5 to start in April 2012 – will follow the same pattern as that of IPL 4 – Cricket News Update
The fifth installment of the lucrative IPL has been announced and will commence in April next year, 2012. The tournament will take place shortly after the arrival of Indian cricket team from their international commitment with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and South Africa’s
tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
The tournament has been scheduled to kick off from April 4, 2012, and will conclude on May 27. The number of matches to be played in the fifth edition will be 74, same as the previous edition.
IPL http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 to confirm the opening and closing dates of IPL 2012, ten months in advance. The match schedule will be announced soon. We have no doubt that the fifth season of IPL will as, if not more, eventful
and exciting than the previous ones.”
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 and Australia are both scheduled
to play against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
England is to host the Windies whereas the Australian side is expected to tour the Caribbean. Moreover http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 during the same period.
Reservations were echoed by many regarding the longevity of tournament in this year’s IPL. However the tournament organizers have followed the same pattern and are firm in their stance of keeping the same number of matches in IPL 5.
Regarding the recently concluded IPL, many felt that it was a lengthy tournament considering that it just came after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World CUP 2011. Also the TRP (Target rating point- viewer’s rating) showed a substantial drop of 25% from the previous year’s IPL.
Considering the money involved, the club vs. country row faced in this year’s IPL is surely to be rekindled again. This year’s IPL witnessed players like Gayle and Malinga preferring to offer their http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Services-c840 for clubs rather than their respective countries.
This embarked a new row between players and their respective cricket boards, which seemed quite unpleasant.
The main issue therefore still remains, whether to have a separate window for tournaments like the IPL or not? The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Main-c73911 concern of the ICC is the formation of the Future Tours Programme (FTP), which it needs to review in order to avoid certain players from
preferring club over country.
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