The world’s richest league is the Indian Premier League (IPL). Cricket players from all over the world travel to India in the summer to compete on the biggest stage in a two-and-a-half-month-long entertainment extravaganza. The event is referred regarded as the world’s richest league for a reason. According to a number of sources, Saudi Arabia is prepared to defy this convention.
Saudi Arabia has a lengthy history of being linked to the Indian Premier League.
Additionally, during the event, the nation was observed to be advertising itself in a number of ways. Saud bin Mishaal Al Saud, the chairman of the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF) and the prince of Saudi Arabia, has put an end to rumors that the country is creating a league that is more lucrative than the Indian Premier League.
“The Kingdom has no plans to start such a league,” the Prince continued. Taking the relationship with Saudi Arabia to the next level, the IPL 2025 auction was hosted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the first time. On the margins of the auction, Saud bin Mishaal Al Saud joked that the story was “incorrect” and that the nation had no plans to launch a league.
The prospect of holding some IPL matches in Saudi Arabia soon, however, was warmly received by him. In this context, he added, SACF will hold talks with the Saudi government and the BCCI.
“One significant first step is the IPL auction. We will be able to expedite some of our plans. According to the Prince, Saud bin Mishaal Al Saud, “it would not have been possible to host it without the significant assistance of the Saudi Government and Mr. Jay Shah, the secretary of the BCCI.”
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