Updated On: 15 February, 2023 10:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
“We are exploring all options and looking into how we can maximise this partnership with BCCI and IPL. We are in discussion with BCCI on different [cricket] properties. The BCCI have been very collaborative with us,” said Aldabbagh when asked if they are ready to the host the IPL in future

Saudi Tourism Authority chief Alhasan Aldabbagh and BCCI secretary Jay Shah (right) at a city hotel yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Everyone wants a piece of the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League pie. The latest to join the IPL bandwagon is Saudi Tourism Authority. Though the exact numbers behind the association were not revealed during a press conference attended by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, Vice-President Rajeev Shukla and Treasurer Ashish Shelar along with Saudi Tourism Authority chief Alhasan Aldabbagh, the possibility of Saudi Arabia being an IPL destination in the future was not ruled out.
“We are exploring all options and looking into how we can maximise this partnership with BCCI and IPL. We are in discussion with BCCI on different [cricket] properties. The BCCI have been very collaborative with us,” said Aldabbagh when asked if they are ready to the host the IPL in future.