 Lack of viewership for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Kerala has prompted the owners of Kochi Tuskers to request the Indian Cricket Board to shift the team's base to Ahmedabad.
An official of the franchise said that they have written to Shashank Manohar, President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and the IPL Governing Council will consider their request. The letter from Kochi Tuskers was discussed at the BCCI working committee meeting in Mumbai on Monday.
Sanchit Aggarwal, a Kochi Tuskers official said, "We have suffered huge losses in our inaugural season this year. And there is no viewership for cricket in Kerala. We have asked the Board to shift the team's base to Ahmedabad." IPL vice-chairman Niranjan Shah said that the franchise was having problems with the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) in hosting matches in Kochi. He further added, "I think they want to shift out because they are having some problems with KCA in hosting matches. They have written to BCCI president to shift the venue. I don't think it would be a big problem. The IPL governing council will take a decision in its next meeting and it has to be ratified in the AGM of the BCCI."
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