when i came here back to india to set up my business in the financial services space, i always heard that there were only two religions in india, cricket and bollywood. i don t have the right thought, but our deal is humongous for cricket, it is one of the best leagues in the world, the ipl has you know become one of the most popular leagues and i think it is one of the top ten leagues in the world. in india, the culture is such that when a son is born, in the family, even to this day, the parents either want him to be a cricketer, a test cricketer or a bollywood star. we talk about the stories i of these players and the fact that you can come from nothing and succeed, and the ipl has i given that opportunity - for so many players to come from nothing and succeed. the ipl for me means the opportunity, you know, you re never going to get the opportunities the ipl presents in any other part of cricket in the world. we are the envy of the world. the ipl is the envy of the world.
THE Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) expects the industry to post revenue growth of 10 to 13 percent next year, driven by an increase in food players.
but he is so intuitive, so it has been terrific because they are extremely. whatever the outside perception or the aura is around them, which is rightly so because they are absolutely successful superstars, but i found everyone who was involved in that were extremely down to earth. in the next ten years i see the game in india going from strength to strength even more, and this season coming there are two new franchisers entering the tournament. there is so much depth and talent in the game in india, so one thing i would love to see and i don t know if this would ever happen is to see the superstars of the indian game, both men and women, have a chance to play in other places. england, i think, needs some
hollywood concept there, and we have just announced recently that we have been allotted land by the city council of la and orange county and bray park, so there will be a nightrider arena at some point. it will take time maybe two years, maybe three years but in the us, a sports loving country, having lived there, once they take to it, you will find that the systems and processes that are there, and the support structure that is there will allow you to build your business once they see the value of it. as a franchise we have . a long term investment. yes, we ve got to deliver returns in the short run, | but my message to the board is i am going to deliver this, i but i also have to deliver. success for you in 15 years, and i have to target - 8 15 year olds as well as the current 18 30 year olds. i think the more we all do that as franchisers, - and more broadly as the bcci and ipl, the more successfulj this growth of this l league can become. when we invest anywhere,