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Mumbai: Defending champions Mumbai Indians have opted for Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Stadium as their home ground in the 9th edition of Indian Premier League tournament after BCCI decided to shift all matches of the cash-rich league from the drought-hit Maharashtra.
BCCI had given Mumbai Indians three options — Jaipur, Kanpur and Raipur. The Mumbai Indians told us that they would like to play their home matches at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur.
The other Maharashtra franchise Pune Supergiants have opted for Visakhapatnam as their home ground.
While Jaipur used to be the home ground of the now suspended Rajasthan Royals, the state cricket association has been under suspension but Shukla had earlier mentioned that suspension of the state association does not mean suspension of the venue.
In fact, Rajasthan state team played their home matches of the Ranji Trophy under the aegis of the BCCI at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium.
It has been learnt that logistical considerations and creation of an easy fan base are the primary reasons that prompted Mumbai Indians to zero in on Jaipur, which has had the experience of hosting IPL matches during the first eight seasons of IPL.
