A fresh notice was put up last evening at the CCI calling members for a meeting on March 18 to inform them of the proposal received on March 9 from Indiawin Sports Private Limited on behalf of the Mumbai Indians, the Mukesh Ambani-Reliance-owned team. "The members are informed that this final offer is based on several protracted discussions held between the negotiating committees so formed with the representatives of Mumbai Indians," the notice said.
According to the notice, of the 2,200 seats that the club house manages, the Mumbai Indians has asked for 700 seats exclusively for its guests. Further, the childrens' stand with 600 seats, which otherwise is used by children of club members adjoining the club house seats, will also be reserved for the Mumbai Indians. In return for these reserved seats, club members will be compensated with 1,929 seats in the West Stand, where the members' spouses will have to pay. The stadium has 35,000 seats.
The offer from the Mumbai Indians - who will pay Rs 15 lakh per match hosted - is valid for two years with an option of extending it for two years, the notice said. Mumbai Police sources said they had already begun looking at the VIP security protocol in the South Mumbai area. The area around the CCI club, its entry and exit points are being closely studied.
The first round of talks between the IPL management and the CCI executive committee had ended disastrously with members being unhappy over giving up their club house seats. The open house held on February 14 ended up being a noisy affair, resulting in the committee refusing the prestigious IPL and the club losing out on some entertaining cricket.
If the latest proposal goes through, the CCI will be available for the IPL only for the local matches with the opening ceremony and the final match remaining at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
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