Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians- Rising Pune Supergiants Opener to Go Ahead As Planned
The opening match of the Indian Premier League to be held between Mumbai Indians and Pune Supergiants will go ahead as planned on April 9.
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Mumbai Indians will take on Rising Pune Supergiants on April 9.
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Three cities Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur are scheduled to host IPL matches
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A PIL claimed 60,000 ltr of water was used during IPL matches.
The first match of the Indian Premier League 2016 between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants will go ahead on April 9, after the Bombay High Court refused a stay on the PIL filed on Tuesday. (Bombay High Court Tells BCCI To Shift Matches Away From Maharashtra)
The High Court criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India over the allocation of IPL matches in Maharashtra, a state that is reeling under severe drought. It refused a stay on the match as the petition was filed too late.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought a direction to the IPL chairman to pay tax on usage of water, claiming that about 60,000 litres of water would be needed every day to maintain the pitches.
On Wednesday, the court said water should be conserved and not wasted for IPL matches. "How can you waste water like this? Are people more important or IPL? How can you be so careless," the court said.
The association argued that it purchases water for its use and also that this water is non-potable or water you cannot drink.
"Only if water supply to BCCI is cut will you understand," said the High Court, suggesting that IPL matches be shifted to other states which do not face a shortage of water.