BCCI may defer tender for IPL media rights

Lodha panel seeks more clarity on tender rights period

The BCCI’s tender process to award IPL media rights has been thrown into jeopardy after the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha committee sought clarity from the cricket board about duration of the media ‘Rights Period’, making it amply clear that no independent auditor will be appointed before tomorrow.

The BCCI’s global media rights tender which comprises broadcast, mobile and internet rights was supposed to be opened in Mumbai today with 18 companies including social networking giants Facebook and Twitter also buying ITT documents.

In present scenario, BCCI will not have any options but to defer the tender process.

BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke had written a letter to the panel seeking directives as to whether an independent auditor as directed by the Supreme Court will be appointed before the bidding process begins.