The assessment for the bids is expected to begin at 2 pm tomorrow while the announcement will be made a couple of hours later at the BCCI offices in Mumbai.

No clash of interest, says Lalit Modi

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi told The Indian Express on Wednesday evening that he does not foresee any problems as far as clash of players’ commercial interests are concerned. Given that several companies happen to be in the fray, players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, who endorse a number of brands, could find themselves in the middle of corporate conflicts. However, Modi said: “If Indian players—while endorsing companies like Reebok and Adidas—can wear Nike on the field, there will be no problem in the IPL either.”

Asked if this being a league where corporates would be running the show, would make a difference, he said: “We do not see any problem.”