Mumbai opt for Jaipur as alternative venue

Mumbai Indians have chosen Jaipur Sawai Mansingh Stadium as its home alternative place, following a judgment of the Bombay High Court to change all IPL matches Maharashtra on April 30 because of a severe drought throughout the state. The increase in Pune Supergiants, the other franchise based in Maharashtra, Vishakhapatnam had listed as their alternative venue. Applications will have to be ratified by the Governing Council of the tournament.

"Mumbai Indians had given three options -. Jaipur, Kanpur and Raipur Mumbai Indians told us they would like to play their home games at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur" said Rajeev Shukla IPL chairman. "Accordingly, officials of IPL and IMG are to Rajasthan tomorrow to speak to the state government."

The BCCI had suspended Cricket Association May Rajasthan in 2014 after the state association elected Lalit Modi, an administrator expelled, as its president, but Shukla said that the suspension of a state agency does not mean suspension of the seat. Rajasthan team had played their home games Ranji Trophy in 2014-15 and 2015-16 at the stadium under the auspices of the BCCI. The ground has hosted a match of IPL since May 2013, but an ODI and some accessories of the Champions League T20 was held there in September and October 2013.

Shukla, who is also the president of the Cricket Association of Uttar Pradesh, has said he hopes the two parties assigned to Kanpur IPL to be held scheduled on 19 and 21 May.

"There were some problems regarding the intensity of the spotlight and has been resolved," Shukla said. "In a couple of days, interested persons will go through an inspection. I am confident that the parties will be held in Kanpur as planned."

IPL experience will decide participation in other leagues - Johnson

Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who is playing for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2016, has said his experience in the Indian league will help you decide whether to seek opportunities in other domestic T20 competitions worldwide.

Johnson, who has also played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, is expected to play in the recent The big party of the League, but opted out of the tournament to rest your body and spend time with his family. He had announced his retirement from international cricket in November 2015.

"I'm still deciding where I want to take my career at this stage," Johnson wrote in a column of News Corp. "I really want to see how I feel throughout this tournament. If it feels good then I'll start to look at play Twenty20 cricket worldwide and then just about planning what tournaments I want to play.

"There are a few to choose from now."

Johnson has played two games of Kings XI this season so far, their first games after retirement. It was bought by Kings XI auction in 2014 for INR 6.5 crore (approx. $ 1,083 million), after playing an IPL season for Mumbai in 2013. The bowler has 51 wickets in the tournament overall at a rate of 8.12 economy.