The Economic Times

BCCI decision to shift IPL finals to Ahmedabad due to commercial viability: Minister

The IPL finals venue has moved from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad. Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara stated commercial viability is the likely reason. He clarified that distributing tickets to MLAs is not the cause for the shift. No security or arrangement complaints were reported in Bengaluru. Ahmedabad's larger stadium capacity is seen as a factor.