IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab May Get 'Bill' of INR 15 Lakh for Services Provided in Indore

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) has been urged by the district administration on Friday (May 11) to clear all the pending dues of respective departments.

So much so, it is for the services Kings XI were provided during the matches at in Indore.

Moreover, in order to prepare ‘bill’ of services which is offered by the police, Indore Municipal Corporation, fire-department and other different agencies, the administration studied models of various cities. Also, this includes most of the cities where the IPL matches are being played.

“The administration at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai charges around Rs 25 lakh from the franchise. The team pays around Rs 12.5 lakh for playing a match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. We are expecting to charge over Rs 15 lakh as a combined ‘bill’ of the administration and police.” it was said by Collector Nishant Warwade quoted as saying by the Times of India.

“IMC is preparing its ‘bill’ of services being offered for conducting the match, so do fire-department and other agencies concerned,” added the collector.

Warwade further stated that the franchise has been further asked to properly apply for a licence. It will be done from the IMC for serving food at the stadium.

The collector said that as per the discussion with the management of Kings XI, an increase of 10 percent per year has been added on. It will be there on the bills which will be charged from the franchise.

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Punjab’s road in IPL 11

“We have urged the team, which has made Holkar stadium as its home ground. We have asked them to establish a cricket academy in the city. Further, they must carry out various work under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to benefit the needy people.” Warwade said.

Warwade further maintained that the local administration has been doing every possible thing for the Punjab-based outfit.

Kings XI unit has been on a downward slide in the tournament so far. After starting off in a sensational fashion, Punjab has made their hopes of qualifying for the playoffs quite difficult.

So far, Kings XI Punjab registered six wins from 11 games. Also, they required winning at least a couple matches to qualify for the playoffs.

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