The Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman, Arun Dhumal, has indicated that uncertainty surrounding the administration of the Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation (RCA) might pressure the IPL and Rajasthan Royals (RR) to look past Jaipur for the latter’s dwelling matches within the 2026 season, with Pune rising as a powerful different.
Dhumal made it clear that the BCCI had already warned the RCA final 12 months that failure to conduct elections would jeopardise the state’s skill to host IPL matches. “We had already communicated to the RCA final 12 months that, in case you aren’t in a position to organise these elections, it could be troublesome for us to conduct the event there,” Dhumal stated after Tuesday evening’s IPL Public sale in Abu Dhabi.
“As of now, that has not occurred, so till and except they conduct these elections and a brand new elected physique is available in and the ability is nice sufficient to handle IPL video games, we’ll watch the scenario and take the suitable motion sooner or later.”
The RCA has been in administrative limbo, with two rival factions claiming legitimacy. Because of this, the affiliation has been run by an ad-hoc committee appointed by the BCCI in session with the Rajasthan State authorities, additional complicating venue clearances.
With Jaipur’s standing unsure, RR has already inspected the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation stadium on the outskirts of Pune. Having previou sly hosted IPL matches, together with Playoffs earlier, Pune might find yourself being the Royals’ base for IPL 2026.
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On Bengaluru’s scenario, Dhumal struck a extra optimistic observe. Town has not hosted a significant cricket match since a deadly stampede exterior the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium final June, which led to heightened scrutiny of crowd administration and infrastructure.
“I’ve had a phrase with the officers from the KSCA. They’re in contact with the state authorities. They’ve had a fruitful assembly and we’re very constructive that we’ll get Bengaluru because the venue,” Dhumal stated.
Whereas no formal determination has been introduced, the indicators from the IPL chairman counsel that except the RCA resolves its administrative points swiftly, RR might as soon as once more be pressured to function away from its conventional dwelling base.
Revealed on Dec 18, 2025