{
  "id": 19355849,
  "title": "'Time For Winter IPL': Harsh Goenka Backs Lalit Modi And Juhi Chawla's Idea Of Shifting IPL In Winter; Explains Why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/time-for-winter-ipl-harsh-goenka-backs-lalit-modi-and-juhi-chawlas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T15:22:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/time-for-winter-ipl-harsh-goenka-backs-lalit-modi-and-juhi-chawlas-idea-of-shifting-ipl-in-winter-explains-why"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Industrialist Harsh Goenka has come out in support of shifting the Indian Premier League (IPL) from the summer to the winter season. The brother of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka posted on social media agreeing with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Juhi Chawla and former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's idea.\n\nHarsh explained the three key reasons behind this shift:\n1. Better cricket - Players would perform better in pleasant weather as opposed to the scorching 40°C heat during the current summer tournament.\n2. Better fan experience - Families can enjoy packed stadiums without having to battle the summer furnace.\n3. Fewer disruptions - With less extreme heat and potentially fewer pre-monsoon weather interruptions, the winter calendar would provide a more consistent playing schedule.",
  "summary": "Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka's brother and industrialist Harsh Goenka has supported the idea of shifting the Indian Premier League from summer to winter season as this will help the players to perform well and also attract larger crowds to the stadiums. Harsh shared a post on social media while agreeing with the idea of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner Juhi Chawla and Lalit…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}