Mumbai (Maharashtra), March 23 -- : The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) administering the BCCI has decided to cancel the opening ceremony of the 12th edition of the IPL and allocate the money budgeted for it to the armed forces in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack.
Throwing light on the matter, CoA Chairman Vinod Rai said: "As a federation, we felt it was best not to hold a regular IPL opening ceremony. Instead, we decided to contribute the amount towards a cause that is so important and close to everyone's heart."
The estimated cost of hosting an IPL opening ceremony, a traditional grand spectacle, is Rs 20 crore. It was unanimously decided that a sum of Rs 11 crore be contributed to the Indian Army, Rs 7 cr...