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The Grade Cricketer podcast has come under fire from Indian cricket authorities, who have ordered the show's producers to remove all of the videos they made for the Indian Premier League this year. The development The Grade Cricketer's IPL-related daily program, formerly known as "The Big IPL Breakfast" may also need to change its name. Later this week, the hosts of the show, Ian Higgins and Sam Perry, are scheduled to visit India for a run of live performances in conjunction with the IPL.

As reported by Australian media, the BCCI and the IPL sent a legal letter to the show's producers, requesting that images and logos be taken down from hundreds of videos on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and X over the weekend. The show is viewed or heard by over a million people in Australia and around the world.

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The legal letter was in response to allegations that Grade Cricketer IPL films included still photos from the competition that the BCCI deemed to be utilized for "commercial" rather than "editorial" objectives, according to a source with knowledge of private conversations.

BigBasket, an Indian online food store, has been sponsored in the Grade Cricketer videos. The BCCI's push for still photos is a recent development, but cricket boards have a history of enforcing restrictions on the usage of video footage on digital sites.

The show's producers decided to remove all of their video content from the IPL thus far rather than run the danger of being suspended or banned from any of their digital platforms. The IPL or official team names were not included in the titles or graphics for this morning's daily show.

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“You may have noticed that every single video from our coverage of this year’s cricket tournament has been removed from YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, Instagram and X,” Perry told podcast listeners on Monday. “This is something we’ve done ourselves, it hasn’t been done to us, we have removed these videos.

“On Saturday evening Australian time we received a very polite legal letter about elements of our content from the cricket tournament we speak to you about pertaining specifically to this season. As a result we decided to take those videos down.

“It’s very important to note we’re going to continue to post coverage of the tournament, at the same cadence that we do. In fact, there’s going to be more in the next couple of weeks because we’re going to India. But our approach to content has been consistent for five years, we just now have a deeper understanding of what is and isn’t passing muster.”

Perry refused to elaborate on his remarks during the podcast.

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There is a disclaimer that states that all photos of IPL matches that are shared throughout the world by Getty and other businesses may only be used for "editorial use – strictly no commercial use."

Over the years, The Grade Cricketer has conducted numerous interviews with well-known cricket personalities, such as Glenn Maxwell and Australian captain Pat Cummins. At the start of the Federal election campaign, the show also welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Perry had said in 2023 that the show's makers have made large investments in expanding their Indian following in recent years. “The actual take-off for us was after [Indian wicketkeeper-batter] Rishabh [Pant] smashed [Josh] Hazlewood down the ground at the Gabba [in 2021] and we had a fairly nascent YouTube channel at the time,” Perry said. “We recorded a reaction to that moment, which to date is our most viewed video. It starts with ‘Higgos’ swearing wildly, and continues on to us announcing the commencement of the Asian century, and Indians love that.

“When that video happened, we made a really conscious decision to engage as best we could with India, which involved us flying interstate to meet people who could help us learn about the Indian market and to learn about the way of doing things commercially in India.”

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