Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting president CK Khanna, on Friday, said that the decision regarding Indian pacer Mohammed Shami’s participation in the eleventh edition of Indian Premier League will be taken after Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Neeraj Kumar files the report.
Earlier, Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai had asked ACU to investigate the corruption allegation made by Mohammed Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan against the Indian cricketer.
“Since ACU chief Neeraj Kumar is investigating and has been given a seven-day time frame, any decision will be taken after he submits his report. The final decision will be taken by the CoA,” Khanna told PTI on the sidelines of the IPL Governing Council meeting.
Shami was picked by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 3-crore.
The BCCI has already withheld Shami’s central contract in the wake of Jahan’s allegations of domestic violence and infidelity against the pacer.
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Among other decisions at the Governing Council meeting, Rs 18-crore were earmarked for organising the IPL opening ceremony.
“The finance team of BCCI has decided that Rs 18-crore will be spent on the opening ceremony, even though the sanctioned budget was Rs 30 crore,” Khanna said.
The IPL play-off matches have been awarded to Pune, while Rajkot and the newly-built stadium in Lucknow have been kept on stand-by in case any centre faces any difficulty.
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Kings XI Punjab has already asked for a shift of their matches during a particular phase when the Chandigarh airport will be closed for repair work.
During the opening ceremony on April 7, all the eight IPL captains will be present unlike in the past. Usually, captains playing on the following day of the ceremony miss the ceremony.
The BCCI has also decided to enter into an agreement with the Tata Trust for a social cause of earlier screening of cancer drive.
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-With PTI inputs