IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals sign new agreement ahead of the tournament

Rajasthan Royals are returning to the fray of the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year and the franchise is leaving no stone unturned in its preparation. They were suspended for two years over their alleged involvement in the spot-fixing saga which had hit the tournament in 2013. Though they are ready to make their mark in the eleventh edition of the Indian T20 league. However, the people of Rajasthan should be very happy now after the franchise signed a venue agreement with Sawai Mansingh Stadium to host the matches this year.

BCCI had assigned March 5 as the deadline for Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) to finish all the remaining tasks at the venue. The officials of the board have been constantly visiting the Stadium to overlook the preparations and after reviewing it on all the fronts, the agreement has been signed. RCA President CP Joshi and Chairman Ranjeet Barthakur completed the formalities in the presence of Rajasthan Sports Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar.

Finally ‘acche din’ for cricket are back

CP Joshi was happy that they resolved all the issues in the Stadium and it was made ready to host the matches of Rajasthan Royals in IPL. “The joint efforts of RCA helped in terminating the dry patch and resolve the issues with BCCI. Finally ‘acche din’ for cricket are back,” he said while speaking to the media on Wednesday.

The Sports Minister Khimsar also congratulated the State Government and confirmed that they will extend all the help required during the matches. “The entire team is quite excited to play their next innings in Jaipur as they have earned immense laurels here on the pitch. They have the credit of winning the first IPL here, which speaks volumes of the kind of emotional relationship they share with SMS stadium,” he told reporters.

Rajasthan Royals will play their opening game of the IPL this year on April 8 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their own den.

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