Arvind Kejriwal Government Extends Support, Delhi Stays Venue for India-South Africa Test
After the Arvind Kejriwal government extended help, the Delhi and District Cricket Association will play host to the fourth India versus South Africa Test match at Feroz Shah Kotla from December 3.
The Delhi and District Cricket Association will host the fourth and final India-South Africa Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla, after all. The Arvind Kejriwal-led government has offered all help to the DDCA, which had to pay a huge entertainment tax to the state. (Arvind Kejriwal Government to Probe Corruption in Delhi Cricket, India-South Africa Test in Kotla Uncertain)
"We have got the backing of the government and are confident of making the November 17 deadline set by the BCCI," DDCA president Sneh Prakash Bansal said on Friday. (Delhi in Danger of Losing Fourth Test)
Earlier, former India captain Bishan Bedi along with many former Delhi cricketers had met Delhi chief minister Kejriwal seeking his intervention to address the issue of rampant corruption in DDCA and its inability to host the fourth and final match against South Africa starting December 3.
Bansal though asserted that Bedi and company have painted a wrong picture in front of Kejriwal. (Arvind Kejriwal's Attempt to Clean up Delhi District Cricket Association Mess 'Laudable': Bishan Singh Bedi)
The Delhi CM had formed a three-member committee to probe complaints of financial irregularities and wrongdoings in the DDCA and a report is expected by November 15.(India Include Gurkeerat Mann for Bangalore Test; South Africa Lose Vernon Philander After Freak Injury)
DDCA was under pressure after BCCI kept Pune as a back-up venue and the state government directed the state body to pay Rs 24.45 crore in entertainment taxes.
The entertainment tax is said to have been unpaid since 2012 but the government may accept the DDCA's request for a tax waiver.
(With inputs from Yash Chawla and PTI)