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Himachal partially waives tax on Kings XI Punjab

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday decided to partially waive entertainment tax imposed on Kings XI Punjab for the IPL matches played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association’s (HPCA) picturesque stadium in Dharamsala.

The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, decided to waive 90 percent entertainment tax from Kings XI Punjab for the three Indian Premier League (IPL) matches played in May 2011.

The HPCA is headed by Anurag Thakur, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and son of former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.

A spokesperson for Kings XI Punjab told IANS that the government in 2011 decided to impose 100 percent entertainment tax for the matches.

“The government had decided to impose 100 percent entertainment tax in 2011 without any notification. However, it was in 2012 the government issued a notification and imposed 10 percent entertainment tax. So we had challenged the 2011 decision,” he said.

Official sources said now the financial implication on Kings XI Punjab after reducing the entertainment tax is around Rs.20 lakh.

Before 2011, there was no entertainment tax in the state on the cricket matches.

The present Congress government is currently at loggerheads with the HPCA over providing security free of cost at the IPL matches.

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said the HPCA would have to foot the security bill.

The HPCA, he has said, is a commercial organisation, so it would be charged accordingly.

The HPCA’s new showpiece venue, located some 250 km from the state capital, has a 21,600-seating capacity, besides a world-class indoor stadium comprising video analysis facilities for both bowlers and players, a club lounge, restaurant, bar and banquet hall.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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