Kevin Pietersen Praised Jay Shah On Twitter: Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah won many hearts after he announced a cash award of INR 1.25 crores for the ‘unsung heroes’ of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League, which concluded on Sunday.
BCCI’s Heart-Winning Gesture For The ‘Unsung Heroes’
Following the successful completion of the IPL 2022, Jay Shah took to his social media on Monday and announced the cash award for the curators and groundsmen of the six IPL venues for the just-concluded season.
This year, all the 70 games of the league stage took place entirely in four venues across Maharashtra. Mumbai’s Wankhede and Brabourne Stadium hosted 21 and 16 matches each respectively. Also, games were held at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium and 13 at Pune’s MCA ground. Kolkata’s Eden Gardens hosted the first qualifier and eliminator and the final match took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Announcing the cash award, Shah wrote: “I’m pleased to announce a prize money of INR 1.25 crores for the men who gave us the best games in #TATAIPL 2022. The unsung heroes – our curators and groundsmen across 6 IPL venues this season.”
“We’ve witnessed some high octane games and I would like thank each one of them for their hardwork. 25 lacs each for CCI, Wankhede, DY Patil and MCA, Pune 12.5 lacs each for Eden and Narendra Modi Stadium”
Check out the Tweet:
We’ve witnessed some high octane games and I would like thank each one of them for their hardwork.
25 lacs each for CCI, Wankhede, DY Patil and MCA, Pune
12.5 lacs each for Eden and Narendra Modi Stadium— Jay Shah (@JayShah) May 30, 2022
Kevin Pietersen Praised Jay Shah:
Jay Shah’s Tweet went viral in no time and was flooded with amazing reactions from the netizens. Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen also took to his Twitter and praised the heart-winning gesture of the BCCI. He wrote:
“How brilliant, Jay! Fantastic!”
Check out the tweet:
How brilliant, Jay! Fantastic!
— Kevin Pietersen
(@KP24) May 31, 2022
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