Rajasthan Royals (RR) has decided to use the facilities at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati for a three-day camp to gear up for the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), starting March 29.

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The decision has been taken keeping in mind that it could turn out to be their second home ground as the Rajasthan High Court set to hear the petition filed against Royals’ decision to host two IPL games in Guwahati on March 17.

Sources in the know of development told IANS that the RR boys will train in Guwahati from February 27 to 29.

"The boys will train from Thursday to Saturday with Uthappa definitely being a part of the camp. Some other big domestic names might be there, but it also depends on how they are placed with their Ranji Trophy teams which will be battling it out in the semi-finals. The whole idea is to get a hang of conditions because if we get the clearance from the court, it will be our second home ground," the source said.

According to the IPL fixtures released last week, Royals will face Chennai Super Kings away on April 2 and are scheduled to play in either Jaipur or Guwahati on April 5 against Delhi Capitals. On April 9, Royals again host Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur or Guwahati.

Earlier, a Royals official had clarified while speaking to IANS that the decision to shift a couple of games to Guwahati was made by taking into account a number of factors.

"See, there is no denying the fact that the revenues generated is an area of concern. But then, that isn't the sole reason behind us wanting to play a few home games in Guwahati. We are also looking at spreading the game to the city and northeast in general. We do have a lot of Rajasthan origin people in Guwahati and we feel that it would be a nice idea to give them an opportunity to witness their favourite players live in action.

"This apart, we are looking at working at the grassroots level in the northeast and in the coming time, you may see academies being started by us there. So, we are looking at taking the game to the locals there and not to forget our local hero Riyan Parag. We have nothing against anyone and we are positive that the court will understand that we aren't trying to hurt any sentiment by moving a couple of our games from Jaipur to Guwahati," the official said.

(With IANS inputs)