Despite Lok Sabha Polls, IPL 2024 to Start on March 22 – REPORT
New Delhi: Indian Premier League 2024 will start on March 22 and the marquee event is set to take place in India amid Lok Sabha elections which are set to take place in 2024. The elections are expected to be held from April to May in 2024.
However, Dainik Jagran reported, all efforts are being made for the tournament to go ahead on time and for all 74 matches to be played in India with BCCI secretary Jay Shah, indulging in fruitful discussions with the government authorities and security heads.
There are reports that in IPL 2024 Rishabh Pant will lead his IPL franchise Delhi Capitals after one year break from cricket. The wicketkeeper batter is currently on the road to recovery. He met with an accident in 2022 while going back to home from New Delhi.
Earlier, the mini-auction for the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) delivered a record-equalling highest viewership on television with 22.8 million viewers, which is 29% higher than last year, tuned in to Stars Sports to watch the live bidding of players, equalling the highest viewership for any ‘mini’ auction in BARC history.
The auction, which lasted over 6 hours, was held in Dubai at the Coca Cola Arena and was watched for a record-equalling watch-time of 0.92 billion minutes. This represents 57% growth in total watch-time compared to last year for the event.
Star Sports’ broadcast of the auction in 5 languages was preceded by extensive lead-up coverage to the auction, which included expert analysis and fan activations across linear and digital platforms.
The live broadcast of IPL 2023 was watched by 505 million unique viewers on TV across the Star network, which was the highest-ever for any edition of the tournament.
An additional 2.2 million viewers tuned in for the overall coverage of IPL Auction 2023 beyond the live event, which included a curtain-raiser on the eve of the auction and “Cricket Live – Auction Special”, live shows before, during and after the event.
The live broadcast of IPL 2023 was watched by 505 million unique viewers on TV across the Star network, which was the highest-ever for any edition of the tournament.
The most-watched moments of IPL Auction 2024 were the headline-grabbing bidding wars for Australian stars Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, who were bought by Sun Risers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively for more than 20 Crores each.