Shah additionally added that WPL can be performed in the house and away layout from the following season onwards with a larger window.
The inaugural version of the event used to be held from March 4-26 throughout two venues in Mumbai.
“We are mulling the possibility of scheduling the WPL, in the home and away format, in the Diwali window; not two seasons in a year but just a different time window,” Shah mentioned all through an interplay with mediapersons.
“Women’s cricket now has a dedicated audience base and this number will only keep growing as we expect an encouraging turnout at the next WPL,” Shah mentioned.
Seeking comments on Asia Cup venue from collaborating international locations
While Shah had previous made it transparent that India won’t go back and forth to Pakistan to play the Asia Cup, he additionally mentioned that comments from different international locations has been sought on a conceivable substitute venue.
“We are awaiting feedback from other nations to finalize the venue for the 2023 Asia Cup and clarity on the India-Pakistan match,” Shah added.
Under Shah’s management, the Asian Cricket Council has earned USD 26.2 million.
“We have achieved a historic milestone of generating additional revenue for the ACC, creating new avenues of income such as NFT, Hybrid Graphics, and Pathway Tournament rights.
“This has ended in a record-breaking 26.2 million USD earned. This implausible milestone used to be accomplished by way of growing, exploring, and monetizing new alternatives. This is going to turn that the ACC is doing an ideal process of innovating and increasing its achieve within the world marketplace,” Shah added.
On the World Cup fixture, Shah mentioned that each one present infrastructure can be upgraded prior to the World Cup.
“All present infrastructure within the nation can be upgraded prior to the World Cup.”
On the proposed new NCA, Shah said: “I can be touring to NCA Bangalore to take inventory of development of the National Center of Excellence.”
The new NCA will have about 40 pitches with 20 having floodlight facilities, a 16,000 square feet gymnasium and a host of other world-class facilities including a residential block to ensure all-round holistic development.
The Board has already secured land on lease from KIADB for a period of 99 years. The new NCA will be a Center of Excellence which will be ready in July-August 2024.
“Another main building has been the approval of a 3rd world cricket stadium set to be in-built Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi),” Shah said.
He also informed that the refurbished NCA’s infrastructure will be all inclusive and will ensure access for the specially-abled.
BCCI Media Rights
The BCCI’s ‘India Cricket’ broadcast deal will be up for grabs and there will be both TV and Digital will have a lot of demand. It includes India’s home games as well as rights for domestic cricket.
“The BCCI Media Rights soft can be on time table this 12 months (June-July) and relies on the Afghanistan excursion, however much more likely the method will get started from the Australia collection (after Asia Cup),” Shah said.
“The Board will talk to the entire stakeholders involved and can get a hold of an meantime choice.”
(With inputs from PTI)