It is learnt that hotels all over the state would make around R15 crore through cricket lovers who arrived here to witness Wednesday’s India v New Zealand T20I
Fans take selfies before the first T20I between India and New Zealand at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur yesterday. Pic/AFP
International cricket returned to the Pink City after a lapse of eight years. But to the surprise of the politicians, police and bureaucrats, there were no free passes.
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The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) with former BCCI vice-president and now speaker of Rajasthan Assembly, CP Joshi as patron and Vaibhav Gehlot, son of the Chief Minister, Ashok decided not to issue complimentary passes and thus save Rs 30 lakh for the 28,000-capacity Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
The amount collected from ticket sales will help fund a state-of-the-art stadium with a capacity of 75,000 spread over 100 acres of land for the largest stadium in the country.
The RCA needs R350 crore to build the stadium in phases and Rs 100 crore has been assured by the BCCI. The rest will have to be raised by the RCA, who only sent out invitations to the Governor and Chief Minister.
The various 33 district affiliates were asked to buy tickets for their office-bearers.
Boom for tourism industry
The tourism industry in Rajasthan that suffered during the pandemic is now thriving.
It is learnt that hotels all over the state would make around R15 crore through cricket lovers who arrived here to witness Wednesday’s India v New Zealand T20I.
According to one estimate, the Jaipur match in terms of revenue from various sources was worth Rs 125 crore with various sectors benefiting from relaxed COVID norms.
Keeping a close watch
JAIPUR is the epicenter of cricket satta which controls the betting market of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad so much so that the police have to go on raiding hideouts to track and arrest bookies.
The recent T20 World Cup saw huge money in betting and a lot of wagers were left bankrupt when India lost to Pakistan and then the Kiwis.
A posse of policemen has been deployed at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium to thwart any betting attempts.
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