BCCI comes up with new conditions for WIPL media rights auction
The official media rights auction of the much-awaited Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) has been postponed by four days and will now be held on January 16. The event was originally scheduled to take place on the 12th January. Notably, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has come up with some conditions in place while finalizing the date for the auction.
The national cricket board has made it clear that the WIPL which is scheduled to kickoff in the first week of March does not take place this year, then a rebidding process will take place next year.
At the same time, the BCCI is also reportedly unwilling to provide any assurance or guarantee regarding the participation of all the five teams in the inaugural season.
Any interested party wishing to submit a bid is required to purchase the ITT: BCCI
“If for any reason, 5 (five) Teams are not constituted to play in the League in Season 2023 or the League is not organized in Season 2023, then all the Media Rights Agreements shall stand terminated,” the BCCI has mentioned in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) document as reported by a cricket news website.
“It is important to note that once the 5 (five) Teams are selected, participation by a Team in the League is subject to various terms and conditions, and BCCI is not providing any assurance or guarantee regarding participation of all 5 (five) Teams,” the report added.
The BCCI has also highlighted two major points ahead of the auction. The first is that the no person will be given authority to bid only by purchasing the ITT and the board also has the rights to cancel or amend the bidding process at any stage.
“Any interested party wishing to submit a bid is required to purchase the ITT. However, only those satisfying the eligibility criteria set out in the ITT and subject to the other terms and conditions set out therein, shall be eligible to bid. It is clarified that merely purchasing this ITT does not entitle any person to bid. The BCCI reserves the right to cancel or amend the bidding process at any stage in any manner at its discretion.”
