News Highights(19 Aug 2020)

 BCCI Likely To Ask Dream11 To Revisit IPL Title Bids For 2021 And 2022: Report

BCCI and Dream11 are still negotiating on the conditional three-year bid under which the company is supposed to pay Rs 240 crore each in 2021 and 2022 if Vivo doesn't make a comeback with its yearly Rs 440 crore deal.

They have won the IPL title rights for this season but whether fantasy gaming platform Dream11 hold on to that for the next two editions will depend on how high they raise the bid as the BCCI is unwilling to settle for the current offer.  According to BCCI sources, this is precisely the reason why the board has not yet officially announced Dream11 as IPL title rights holder even though league chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed this on Tuesday. The company replaced Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Vivo, which had to pull out for this season because the Sino-India border stand-off. 

Sources said BCCI and Dream11 are still negotiating on the conditional three-year bid under which the company is supposed to pay Rs 240 crore each in 2021 and 2022 if Vivo doesn't make a comeback with its yearly Rs 440 crore deal. 

"It was always clear that the highest bidder may not get the title rights (it was specified by the BCCI before accepting the Expression of Interest from bidders)," a veteran BCCI official, privy to the development, told PTI on conditions of anonymity. 

"Having said that, Dream11 has bid the highest and are still favourites to get it, a few issues are still being ironed out before an official announcement comes," he added. 

It is learnt that BCCI is in discussions with Dream11 to revisit their second and third year bids and wants them to increase the amounts. 

Viral Video Shows Snake Emerging From Toilet, Twitter Horrified

2.3 million views for this snake video.

A video going viral on social media shows a snake emerging from a commode in a scene that many have described as their worst nightmare. The video was shared on social media by US-based meteorologist Payton Malone, who said his friend Gus West had found the snake in his toilet in Texas. 

The horrifying clip shared by Mr Malone shows the serpent slithering out from the toilet bowl, its tongue flickering. The video also shows a person trying to coax the snake out with a golf club. 

"I always thought this was an irrational fear of mine...apparently not," wrote Mr Malone while sharing the 29-second clip on Twitter, where it has gone viral with over 2.3 million views in two days. "Friend out in west Texas found this," he added.

Watch the video below:

I always thought this was an irrational fear of mine...apparently not. Friend out in west Texas found this. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/jd23gbLkGF

— Payton Malone WWL-TV (@paytonmalonewx) August 16, 2020

Since being shared on Twitter this Monday, the video has been viewed over 2.3 million times and collected over 10,000 comments and 'retweets'. 

"I live in Houston and everyone always makes sure the toilet lid is always down when not in use. If there's a break in the sewer system, in your own line or the cities lines, they'll come in that way. People are always wondering how snakes get in their homes, this is how," wrote one person in the comments section.