Even as news filters in that team owners and sponsors are not too happy with the IPL having moved out of India and Lalit Modi has been assuring people that the next edition of the IPL will be held in the country after which it is named (imagine, the English Premier League being played in Germany!), Sri Lankan veteran Sanath Jayasuriya has stated in his column in The Times of India that he would like to play IPL matches in venues like Lord’s, Colombo and Dubai! To be fair to the Lankan blaster, he has also pointed out that playing the tournament out of India every year could be a “logistical nightmare.” Now, is the man looking for free trips abroad? You never know!

Incidentally, if you were among those who were thinking that age has not affected Jayasuriya, check out what he says about the crowds at the IPL: “Not all matches have been sellouts, but the crowds have been large and the atmosphere brilliant.” Now, either our eyesight has gone weak or the Lankan legend’s have or maybe he is watching the IPL on TV, where the empty stands are being carefully filtered out!