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Bollywood actor and IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan brushes aside a security guard blowing a whistle to direct children accompanying him off the playing field at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. (AFP)
Remember the ugly scuffle involving Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and security staff and officials in Mumbai which earned him five years ban from entering MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) premises?
This ban also meant that SRK would not be allowed to witness his IPL (Indian Premier League) team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), playing in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Or for that matter any cricket matches played within the MCA premises.
But now the ban has been lifted from the actor - thanks to the IPL governing body.
The final on June 1 was shifted from Mumbai to Bangalore. This move raised eyebrows as the final always took place in the defending champions' home ground - in this case the Mumbai Indians (Wankhede Stadium).
So now in an attempt to get back the IPL final, the Mumbai Cricket Association agreed to all the terms and conditions laid down by IPL chairman Ranjib Biswal, including temporarily lifting the ban on superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Speaking to Emirates24|7, an IPL officials informed, "As of now no decision has been taken by the governing body. As and when we take any decision about which city will host the final we will inform the media."
One of the conditions put forth by Indian Premier League Chairman Ranjib Biswal to MCA, was to allow entry to all franchise owners and officials for hosting the finals.
However, Savant clarified that the Kolkata Knight Riders principal-owner would be allowed only for IPL final.
Stung by the Governing Council's decision to shift the final without assigning any specific reasons, MCA officials had protested this decision.
Protesting the BCCI move, officials of the MCA had handed over their IPL accreditations to the tournament organisers.
Biswal had replied to a protest letter it received from the MCA attaching a list of do's and dont's, which have been clearly defined in the letter.
Some of the other conditions put out by the IPL were to allot 85 per cent parking slots to IPL, no ambush marketing at the stadium, no bursting of fire crackers post 10 pm, limited number of accreditations to MCA members (Hospitality Bix seats).
The May 30 Qualifier 2, however, is scheduled as per original fixture at the Wankhede Stadium, which has already hosted three home games of Mumbai Indians and is set to host two more on May 23 and 25.
The May 28 eliminator has been allotted to the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium.
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