Shahid Afridi says ‘Whatever they say will happen’ on BCCI’s plan to have longer IPL
Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi said that India has the biggest cricket market and “whatever they say will happen.”
Speaking on SAMAA TV’s show Game Set Match, the swashbuckling opener said, “It all comes down to the market and the economy. The biggest [cricket] market is India. Whatever they will say will happen.”
Afridi was talking about BCCI’s decision to host a longer IPL which could potentially affect Pakistan’s international fixtures.
Recently, the IPL media rights were sold for a staggering amount of Rs 48,390 crore. Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, announced soon after that IPL is going to have a bigger window from 2024.
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