Kohli ducks drought bouncer
Amid the furore over holding IPL games in drought-hit Maharashtra, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli today said he is awaiting the Bombay High Court verdict and hoped the two contending parties find an amicable solution.
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"If it is manageable, I am sure they will find a way to work things around and I am sure whatever decision is taken, both sides will come to a mutual agreement and make a good decision because that will be taken in the best interest of looking at both sides of the coin," Kohli told reporters here.
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"Yeah, things are the way we see right now and I am also waiting for what the decision is," he added.
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The controversy surrounding the water usage for the IPL in Maharashtra came to the fore after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Bombay High Court seeking extra charges on the water used by IPL for watering pitches.
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Regarding the latest PIL filed by Bengaluru-based environmental activist before the Karnataka High Court, asking it to issue direction to Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board to submit a water audit report on the usage of water for IPL matches at Chinnaswamy stadium, Kohli hoped the issues would be sorted out in the best possible way.
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"I am sure the issues that have risen would be sorted out in the best possible way, and I don't want to comment more on the subject as I don't know the magnitude of the problem that occurred," he said.