According to recent reports, South Africa has overtaken England as the venue for the second edition of Indian Premier league.
Even though England was considered the favourite to host, but in sudden turn of events South Africa emerged as the front runner with one report claiming that Lalit Modi and his colleagues will head to there first.
Modi set to tour both SA, London
"Booked (for) both places", Modi told PTI when queried whether he was leaving on Monday night or any time soon for London or South Africa to hold discussions with the officials of the cricket boards there.
Reports claimed that weather turned out to be the main factor that compelled the BCCI officials against using England as a venue.
The officials feared that rain would seriously disrupt the schedule of the tournament to be held from April 10 to May 24.
It is also reported that the South African Government is extremely keen to host the mega event.
South Africa is also considered a better option than England in terms of TV timings. The IPL wants to start its first match of the day at 4 pm IST, which would mean a 11.30 am start in England. In South Africa it would be a 12.30 pm start.
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