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Chairman, Indian Cricket Premier League, 2008 – 2010 - Lalit Modi

Interview with the creator of the world’s richest cricket tournament.

Thanks to money, media rights and commercialisation, cricket, a game of proud tradition, has been transformed into a multi-billion dollar sporting commodity. The cradle of this cricketing revolution has been India, home of the Indian Premier League – the world’s richest cricket tournament. Hardtalk speaks to Lalit Modi, the creator of the Indian Premier League. He has since been banished from cricket, and his native India, amid allegations of corruption and dodgy dealing. Is greed killing cricket?

23 minutes

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Mon 7 Oct 2013 19:06GMT
´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online

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    ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Online
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