Singapore Cricket Association awards the IPG Group exclusive rights for Singapore T10

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• First ever T10 Franchise League where both men’s & women’s team will participate.
• Team/franchise owners expected from Singapore, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, UK, China & Bangladesh.
• Marquee Players from Test playing nations such as India, Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Bangladesh, West Indies and associate nations will be playing along with Singapore National players.
• Tournament is scheduled to be held in Q3 in Singapore.

The Singapore Cricket Association is pleased to inform that we have chosen Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG) after a due process for organising and marketing the SCA T10 Cricket League. This is yet another major cricket league for which the IPG Group has bagged the rights after the successful completion of Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020 in Sri Lanka.

A virtual contract signing ceremony was hosted jointly by SCA and IPG Group in compliance with Covid guidelines on 16th December 2020; where SCA President Mr. Mahmood Gaznavi signed the contract documents on behalf of host Governing Body SCA in the presence of Deputy. President Mr. Subir Ghatak, Vice Presidents Mr. Manesh M & Mr. S Santhanam, Hon. Treasurer Mr. Neeraj S and CEO of the SCA Mr. Saad Khan Janjua.

“T10 is a great new dimension of cricket that represents the innovation in cricket and caters to a new and ever-growing audience. We have shown in the past that Singapore is the ideal host for this great sport with our successful hosting India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in the late 90s.

We believe that Singapore is the ideal destination to bridge cultures through cricket. Singapore Cricket Association is ready to celebrate this great sport and looks forward to bringing our vision to life with The IPG Group.”– Mr Mahmood Gaznavi, Hon. President of Singapore Cricket Association

“SCA is proud to bring the world T10 Cricket League in Singapore with a new essence. We have envisioned a tournament with the IPG Group, that encapsulates the spirit of cricket as we introduce the first-ever men’s and women’s team format.

We at the SCA passionately believe, achieving transition in alignment with modern trends to transform cricket to “CRICKETAINMENT” and information to “INFOTAINMENT”.– Mr Saad Khan Janjua, CEO, The SCA.

Mr Anil Mohan, a veteran of sports broadcasting and CEO of the IPG Group said, “We at IPG are excited with this opportunity and we are confident of making SCA T10 one of the premier sporting leagues in the world. We thank SCA and the leadership team for giving us this opportunity.”

Managing Director of the IPG Group, Mr Jawad Ghulam Rasool added, “The IPG Group will work closely with SCA and will always thrive to add value to the existing cricketing eco system in Singapore.”

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