In a massive super exclusive newsbreak, sources tell Republic TV that all matches of the Indian Premier League will soon be broadcast on Doordarshan. Sources say that the Information and Broadcasting Industry has been pushing for Indian Premier League matches to be broadcast on the national broadcaster and now, in a dramatic turn of events, the Sports Ministry is likely to support the proposal. The big move has been in the making for the past two to three weeks. While till date, the billion-dollar tournament was only broadcasted on private networks, the upcoming move by the Government of India will help take cricket to a wider audience as opposed to the smaller audience catered to by private channels.

Earlier this year, media and entertainment company Star India won the IPL global media rights from 2018-2022. The company acquired the tournaments global broadcasting and digital rights for a consolidated sum of ₹16, 347.5 crore. The amount was nearly triple of what Sony — the previous TV rights holders — had paid. The media rights include broadcast (TV) and digital (mobile and internet) for various segments namely India, Middle East, Africa, Europe, and America.

The IPL was first launched in 2008, and has completed 10 seasons since then. For most parts, it has been an eight-team tournament. Though, in 2011, there were 10 teams after the addition of Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Pune Warriors India. Kochi Tuskers were terminated after they allegedly breached the BCCI's terms of conditions after that season. It meant that 2012 and 2013 had nine teams, before Pune withdrew from the tournament to again make it a tournament with eight teams.

While there has been a lot of breathtaking action on the field, the competition has also been marred with controversy. In 2013, three players were arrested on charges of match fixing. Further investigation found that Chennai Super Kings team principal Gurunath Meiyappan was involved in betting and had contacts with bookies. Two teams, CSK and Rajasthan Royals, were handed two-year bans for their role in the match-fixing scam which hit IPL. In 2018, both the teams will return, meaning Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants will make way for them.

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