Kochi Tudkers Kerala, (KTK), which is debuting in the current Indian Premier League season, has announced that ‘Kochi will be long term venue’ for all their matches.
Dhaval Shah, one of the owners of KTK, who visited the stadium, was fully satisfied about the stadium and told reporters that this will not be one season affair. Kochi is a long term venue, he said. “We are here for good. We will have all our matches here every year,” he said.
Mr Vivek Venugopal and Mr Ranji Patel, two other personalities of the consortium were also present.
The Kochi Tudkers Kerala will be playing their first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kochi on April 9. Altogetherfive matches have been alloted to Kochi.
The team owners have requested the Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) to shift the two matches now scheduled at Indore to Kochi and are currently waiting for the reply.
Earlier change of venue of Kochi Tuskers Kerala
The owners said they had earlier written to the IPL governing council to shift the venue from Kochi as they were uncertainties about getting Kochi as a permanent venue, which had invited widespread criticism. But now the issue has been solved as the Kerala Cricket Association has got the stadium leased from the the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) for five years.
The owners have requested the Kochi corporation to give a 100% waiver of entertainment tax. The corporation has agreed for 50% waiver as of now, and negotiations are going on, he added.
The practise session of the Kochi IPL team will start on 26th of March. The players who are participating in the World Cup would take part in the practise sessions. Team coach Geoff Lawsonis expected to reach Kochi by the end of the week.
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