IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals to host DC and KKR at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati

Rajasthan Royals have Riyan Parag of Assam in their ranks.

Steve Smith will lead the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020 | IANSThe Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) is all set to host two of their IPL 13 games in Guwahati, Assam’s Barsapara Stadium. The franchise is set to begin their sojourn against Chennai Super Kings in MA Chidambaram Stadium on April 2.

IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals to camp in Guwahati for three days

As per the release of BCCI, RR will host Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders on April 5 and 9 respectively at the Barsapara Stadium. Both the games will be played in the evening having an 8 p.m. start. The team has already decided to use the facilities of the Assam Stadium for a three-day camp, to get them used to the conditions in what will be their second home ground.

"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 had said as per IANS reports.

RR had requested the IPL to allow them to move their home game from Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, citing harassment from Rajasthan Cricket Association officials.

Be it at the state’s sports council, under whose aegis the Rajasthan Cricket Association(RCA) falls, the state machinery catering to law and order, the former officials of the RCA itself and the political bigwigs in the state…they’ve all collectively given Rajasthan Royals nothing but trouble over the years,” the officials stated as quoted by Times of India.

However, the request was denied and the franchise even faced a PIL from petitioners saying that moving the home base out of Jaipur would be an embarrassment to the state of Rajasthan. 

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 27 Feb, 2020

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