NEW DELHI: South Africa will host the second season of the prestigious Indian Premier League. BCCI’s Lalit Modi said that logistics favour South

CSA has showed more intent in clearing the decks and hosting the event, which is scheduled to start less than three weeks from now, an IPL source said on Tuesday.

In a late night development on Monday, IPL chairman Lalit Modi flew to South Africa to “assess venues and the logistics”, cancelling his planned trip to London.

The possibility of a rainy spring had become a major obstacle in hosting the event in England. Modi admitted that the big worry in England was the threat of rain disrupting matches.

CSA has already told various provincial unions around South Africa to keep their venues in prime condition to host one of the eight teams.

Apart from the rain, broadcasting can be another problem for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

IPL will overlap with England’s domestic series and the Test and ODI series between England and West Indies, the telecast rights of which are with Sky Sports. Its rival Setanta has the overseas IPL rights, which will bring the two into direct confrontation.

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