The drama surrounding the future of the second Indian Premier League is over. The India government has left BCCI with no option but to shift IPL out of India. England or South Africa will host IPL 2. While it’s disappointing for fans but franchisees aren’t complaining. After all, there is lots at stake for them.

We give you reactions from the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Kings’ XI Punjab. Shetty had recently acquired a stake in the Royals while Preity, along with her millionaire beau Ness Wadia owns the Punjab team.

Says Preity, “Elections are the number one priority in this country. We want to have this tournament to happen too so this is a good decision as every fan will still get to see it at 4.00 and 8.00 pm. We will follow whatever the BCCI and IPL will ask us to do.”

Meanwhile, Shetty had this to say. “I am in London at the moment and the news that we received at the owners conference is disappointing not just for the franchisees but also all the Indian cricket fans, given the huge anticipation and excitement that exists for the IPL in India. However, if the choice is no tournament, or the tournament in another country, then we clearly prefer the latter. The locations and options presented are all viable, and we are working closely with the IPL, as they formulate a decision over the next 24 hours.”

Fans or no fans, trust the two girls to be cheering loudly for their teams when the IPL get rolling.