Thursday, April 9, 2009

Spectators interest in IPL continues despite shifting to SA

CAPE TOWN: The interest of spectators in the Indian Premier League (IPL) continues despite its shifting to South Africa.Chairman IPL Lalit Modi has claimed that the tickets of the initial matches were sold out in just two hours.Talking with media here on Wednesday, Moddi said that he assures the spectators that they would get the opportunity to watch the best cricket in the IPL matches. He said that like the first edition of the IPL, great entertainment is being provided this time, too. Lalit Modi said that thousands of tickets were arranged for the IPL’s initial matches and all were sold out in just two hours which reflects how much enthusiasm of the spectators found in the IPL.Meanwhile, co-owner of Kings XI Punjab and renowned film actress Preity Zinta said that the same players who play against each other would play together and would remain together. Spectators would get much entertainment and she believes the IPL this time would be more interesting than earlier.