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Sri Lanka Cricket has failed to secure a TV broadcaster for the upcoming inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League T20 tournament.
Somerset Entertainment Ventures (SEV) and Sri Lanka Cricket have failed to secure a broadcaster, with only weeks left before the start of tournament.
“A lot depended on the Indian participation. Now that the Indians are not coming, we will try to sign a deal with a broadcaster internally in our country,” sports minister Aluthgamage added.
India’s refusal is entirely as a result of SEV’s involvement in the competition. According to Indian media reports, the BCCI was unhappy that SLC had entrusted the issuing and signing of player contracts to SEV – a company launched only last year and, according to news reports, has links to the former IPL boss Lalit Modi, who now faces criminal charges in India.
“Let's clarify that we are only the marketing partners of SLC and this tournament is owned, hosted and played by the Sri Lankan board as an official tournament,” SEV’s chairman Sandeep Bhammer told Gulf News recently.
“A lot depended on the Indian participation. Now that the Indians are not coming, we will try to sign a deal with a broadcaster internally in our country,” sports minister Aluthgamage added.
India’s refusal is entirely as a result of SEV’s involvement in the competition. According to Indian media reports, the BCCI was unhappy that SLC had entrusted the issuing and signing of player contracts to SEV – a company launched only last year and, according to news reports, has links to the former IPL boss Lalit Modi, who now faces criminal charges in India.
“Let's clarify that we are only the marketing partners of SLC and this tournament is owned, hosted and played by the Sri Lankan board as an official tournament,” SEV’s chairman Sandeep Bhammer told Gulf News recently.
