Dream11: IPL title rights: BCCI prone to ask Dream11 to revisit bids for 2021 and 2022

New Delhi: They’ve received the IPL title rights for this season however whether or not fantasy gaming platform Dream11 maintain on to that for the subsequent two editions will rely upon how excessive they elevate the bid because the BCCI is unwilling to accept the present supply.

In keeping with BCCI sources, that is exactly the rationale why the board has not but formally introduced Dream11 as IPL title rights holder although league chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed this on Tuesday.

The corporate changed Chinese language cell phone producer Vivo, which needed to pull out for this season as a result of the Sino-India border stand-off.

Sources mentioned BCCI and Dream11 are nonetheless negotiating on the conditional three-year bid below which the corporate is meant to pay Rs 240 crore every in 2021 and 2022 if Vivo would not make a comeback with its yearly Rs 440 crore deal.

“It was all the time clear that the very best bidder could not get the title rights (it was specified by the BCCI earlier than accepting the Expression of Curiosity from bidders),” a veteran BCCI official, aware about the event, advised PTI on situations of anonymity.

“Having mentioned that, Dream11 has bid the very best and are nonetheless favourites to get it, a number of points are nonetheless being ironed out earlier than an official announcement comes,” he added.

It’s learnt that BCCI is in discussions with Dream11 to revisit their second and third yr bids and desires them to extend the quantities.

“If it is for less than yr 2020, then Rs 222 crore works high quality. Nevertheless it was a conditional bid for 3 years. We nonetheless have our take care of Vivo on,” he mentioned.

“We’ve not closed it as it is a pause. If we’re getting Rs 440 crore, why will we accept Rs 240 crore?” the official requested.

On this situation, Dream11 has two choices — both to simply accept a one-year or relatively 4 months 13 days deal of Rs 222 crore or enhance the conditional quantity for 2021 and 2022, which is their discretion.