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NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) explained connected Thursday wherefore Bengaluru was not chosen to big the IPL 2026 final, with committee caput Devajit Saikia saying the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had sought a ample fig of complimentary tickets beyond the allowed quota.While Dharamshala and New Chandigarh volition big the different playoff matches, the last volition beryllium played astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad.
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Speaking to quality bureau ANI, Saikia said IPL rules let lone 15 per cent of the full stadium capableness arsenic complimentary tickets for the big association."As per IPL protocol, we are required to supply lone 15 per cent of the full seating capableness arsenic complimentary tickets to the big association.
This constitutes the modular protocol; each big authorities associations person a 15 per cent allocation of their full capableness successful the signifier of complimentary tickets," Saikia said.
He added that the BCCI received reports that KSCA had been asking for acold much tickets during IPL league matches.“However, we received accusation from assorted sources indicating that during the hosting of IPL league matches, the Karnataka State Association was claiming a importantly higher fig of complimentary tickets acold exceeding the stipulated 15 per cent,” Saikia said.
According to Saikia, the BCCI past wrote to KSCA seeking details. He said the committee was amazed by the reply received connected May 2.“Consequently, we sent them an email requesting precise details regarding this matter. We were shocked erstwhile we received a effect via email from the Karnataka State Cricket Association connected May 2nd; successful that email, they stated that, implicit and supra the 15 per cent complimentary summons quota, they would necessitate an additional, important allocation of tickets for their members, affiliated clubs, and assorted others,” Saikia said.“Most surprisingly, they besides requested tickets for their section Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Members of the Legislative Council. And besides to the authorities of Karnataka, 700 complimentary tickets. Thus, implicit and supra the 15 per cent allocation, they were demanding astir 10,000 further tickets,” helium added.In March, Karnataka lawman main curate D K Shivakumar had announced that each MLA would get 3 escaped tickets for IPL matches, portion 2 complimentary tickets would beryllium fixed for planetary matches, with an enactment to bargain 2 more.
The announcement came aft discussions with KSCA representatives.The contented had besides been raised by legislators successful the Karnataka Assembly, who complained astir summons and seating arrangements astatine the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Following that, Assembly talker U T Khader had asked the authorities to guarantee that each MLA receives 4 VIP tickets during matches astatine the venue.
