State sports minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, who had put in his heart and soul in getting the matches to Jaipur, was obviously very disappointed. © BCCI
This was bound to happen. This city, which was undergoing an euphoria following the BCCI's decision to grant three IPL matches to Sawai Mansingh Stadium here, suddenly experienced the sinking feeling when it was announced that Mumbai Indians have preferred Visakhapatnam as their second home.
The decision followed a PIL filled at the Rajasthan High Court, which is still pending. The HC, after hearing the PIL on April 27, had asked the Rajasthan government to file its reply on May 3. On the same day, the Supreme Court had dismissed a plea by Maharashtra and Mumbai cricket associations against shifting the matches out of the drought-hit state.
The IPL governing council, understandably, felt there was too much uncertainty and any decision after May 3 would leave them with too less a time to prepare. Perhaps wisely, it decided to act before it was too late.
State sports minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, who had put in his heart and soul in getting the matches to Jaipur, was obviously very disappointed. "I knew in the morning itself that we are going to lose these matches," he told TOI on Friday .
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