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Strategic break periods spelt out in IPL

Strategic break periods spelt out in IPL

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Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has fixed a five-minute period, split into two equal halves, for the mandatory strategic time-outs during the third edition of the Twenty20 event starting 12 March.

“The batting team would have to take the 2 and a half minute time-out mandatory between the sixth and eighth overs while the fielding side would have to take the time-out between the 11th and 16th overs," IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said here on Thursday.

Modi said the decision to specify the overs for taking the mandatory stoppages, lasting 2.5 minutes each, had been arrived at after having a look at the time-outs in other games like basketball and American football (NFL).

“We have found out that these are the times the batting and fielding teams normally rearrange their strategies. The players will not leave the field of play but would confer in the middle," he said.

Modi said the batting side can opt for time-outs after the fifth, sixth or seventh over while the bowling team can do so after the end of the 10th to 15th overs.

“We have a new partner for strategic time-outs, Maxx Mobile, and the deal is for three years from season three commencing on 12 March," Modi announced, adding “they will also be our official playoff partner", without specifying the financial details.

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Published: 04 Mar 2010, 05:49 PM IST
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