Mudgal & Co get cracking
Pragya Tiwari New Delhi: Dec 1, 2015, DHNS:
BCCI to felicitate Sehwag during Delhi Test
As Feroz Shah Kotla stadium prepares to host the fourth and final Test between India and South Africa beginning Thursday, Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal and his team are furiously working behind the scenes to ensure its smooth functioning.
Justice Mudgal, who has been appointed by Delhi High Court to oversee the preparations, however, described his experience as only “interesting.”
The ticket sales at counters begin on Tuesday and will be available at nine Cafe Coffee Day outlets in Delhi besides in Embassy Restaurant at Civil Lines and Connaught Place. The season tickets have been priced at Rs 250, 500, 1000, 4000, 4500, 5000 and Mudgal hoped the spectators would find the rates reasonable.
Besides, the daily tickets would also be available at two kiosk ticket counters at JP Park (near the stadium) and Bal Bhawan.
"We would be selling daily tickets because of the fact that Test matches are finishing in three days. We don’t have a control over the pitch and thank god for that!,” Mudgal told reporters on Monday.
“As far as children of the weaker section of the society are concerned, we have arranged them free mineral water, small meal and a cold drink. Seats will also be made available to deaf and dumb children. Delhi administration will be providing them transportation; there will be seats for children from the orphanages as well.”
With limited time at his disposal, Mudgal compared the task to a “daughter’s wedding” but pointedly said: “Even if I have something adverse to say, I will not like to right now.”
Mudgal said that he and former Deputy CAG IP Singh, who is supervising the tendering process, have decided to buy their own tickets. “We wanted to set a benchmark.”
He also informed the in-stadia rights have been sold for Rs 2.05 crores. “All the clearances and finances are being handled by Mr IP Singh. Regarding the tenders and all, we will issue a comparative chart later which will show that we have made considerable savings.”
Mudgal also said he had heard Delhi administration (government) wanting to felicitate the World Cup winning teams of 1983 and 2011. "But I do not know what will be the modalities.”
Sehwag to be honoured
Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) has decided to felicitate former India opener Virender Sehwag during the Test match. Sehwag had bid adieu to international cricket on October 27.
“We have been verbally informed by BCCI in the evening that Sehwag would be honoured. The details of the felicitation would be decided tomorrow,” DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda told Deccan Herald.
The Working President of the DDCA, Chetan Chauhan, however, maintained that he had received no intimation from the BCCI in this regard.
Sehwag is scheduled to play for Haryana against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy fixture at Nagpur, beginning Tuesday. It is yet to be seen if he plays in the fixture.
Justice Mudgal, who has been appointed by Delhi High Court to oversee the preparations, however, described his experience as only “interesting.”
The ticket sales at counters begin on Tuesday and will be available at nine Cafe Coffee Day outlets in Delhi besides in Embassy Restaurant at Civil Lines and Connaught Place. The season tickets have been priced at Rs 250, 500, 1000, 4000, 4500, 5000 and Mudgal hoped the spectators would find the rates reasonable.
Besides, the daily tickets would also be available at two kiosk ticket counters at JP Park (near the stadium) and Bal Bhawan.
"We would be selling daily tickets because of the fact that Test matches are finishing in three days. We don’t have a control over the pitch and thank god for that!,” Mudgal told reporters on Monday.
“As far as children of the weaker section of the society are concerned, we have arranged them free mineral water, small meal and a cold drink. Seats will also be made available to deaf and dumb children. Delhi administration will be providing them transportation; there will be seats for children from the orphanages as well.”
With limited time at his disposal, Mudgal compared the task to a “daughter’s wedding” but pointedly said: “Even if I have something adverse to say, I will not like to right now.”
Mudgal said that he and former Deputy CAG IP Singh, who is supervising the tendering process, have decided to buy their own tickets. “We wanted to set a benchmark.”
He also informed the in-stadia rights have been sold for Rs 2.05 crores. “All the clearances and finances are being handled by Mr IP Singh. Regarding the tenders and all, we will issue a comparative chart later which will show that we have made considerable savings.”
Mudgal also said he had heard Delhi administration (government) wanting to felicitate the World Cup winning teams of 1983 and 2011. "But I do not know what will be the modalities.”
Sehwag to be honoured
Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) has decided to felicitate former India opener Virender Sehwag during the Test match. Sehwag had bid adieu to international cricket on October 27.
“We have been verbally informed by BCCI in the evening that Sehwag would be honoured. The details of the felicitation would be decided tomorrow,” DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda told Deccan Herald.
The Working President of the DDCA, Chetan Chauhan, however, maintained that he had received no intimation from the BCCI in this regard.
Sehwag is scheduled to play for Haryana against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy fixture at Nagpur, beginning Tuesday. It is yet to be seen if he plays in the fixture.
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