One month earlier than the venue to host Indian Premier League matches, the Sawai Man Singh Stadium right here has been sealed by the Rajasthan Sports Council which claimed that the state cricket physique didn’t fulfil its liabilities, together with cost of dues.

Rajasthan Cricket Association’s (RCA) workplace and its academy have been additionally sealed, together with the stadium.

Rajasthan Sports Council secretary Sohan Ram Choudhary had served a discover to the RCA for handing over the property to the state council on Friday, however it didn’t occur.

Since the handover didn’t occur, the state sports activities council went on to seal the properties owing to RCA’s alleged failure of not having the ability to fulfil its situations as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and non-payment of dues.

“We had sent them (RCA) numerous notices but there was no reply from their end. They only replied to increase the MoU to 10 years (from eight years). They had liabilities and they did not fulfil them,” Choudhary instructed the media.

“We have sat down with RCA to find a solution. They received approximately Rs 200 crores but told us that they haven’t received the sum. They had a lot of money during the Rajasthan Premier League but they did not adhere to the MoU and did not deposit the money, that’s why we had to take this step,” he added. Choudhary, nevertheless, gave the peace of mind that the venue will host the IPL matches and all different video games which are slated to be organised right here. “This is our premise and we just took it back. The IPL matches will happen and all other national and international matches will also happen and the players will get all the facilities,” he mentioned.

RCA president Vaibhav Gehlot, on his half, alleged that the transfer smacked of ”political malice’ and that his physique was not given sufficient time to reply. “The pending dues are previous one, Rs 8 crore is excellent however all of the sudden sealing (due to) that previous case and that too earlier than the IPL reveals political malice. This mustn’t have occurred,” Gehlot mentioned.

”We weren’t given full time, the time given was lower than two days, there shouldn’t be politics in sports activities however politics is going on which isn’t proper,” he added.

Gehlot mentioned the RCA will seek the advice of its attorneys as to what steps it might take on this matter.

The Sawai Man Singh Stadium will host the native group Rajasthan Royals’ opening match towards Lucknow Super Giants on March 24. The second recreation right here will probably be on March 28 between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals. The IPL 2024 schedule was introduced just for the primary two weeks and 21 matches, owing to the overall elections.

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