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IPL looks at American expansion
Cricket, 15:19, May 23, 2009 ,
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi says he plans to hold two tournaments a year with one being held outside of India.
The IPL was forced to move this year because of security concerns in India and has been well received in South Africa, leading to Modi planning a second IPL tournament abroad, alongside the original tournament.
Modi is reportedly believed to be thinking of taking the IPL to the USA after the ICC advised cricket officials to install a Twenty20 style league and believes the shorter format of the game still has huge worldwide potential.
"The IPL will be based in India but a second season will help us see if a market exists elsewhere too," he said.
"The potential is huge. We have turned the challenges and adversities in moving to South Africa into an opportunity. It is fans who determine if you are successful or not and they have come out in force here.
"It has shown that the tournament can be in any region, in any country. This opens up many different opportunities for us."