Times News NetworkKanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) and Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU) on Saturday signed a letter of intent for the maintenance and use of the university’s ultra-modern cricket stadium for 10 years. The agreement aims to provide university students, the cricket team, the department of physical education and the proposed cricket academy with access to modern sports infrastructure and high-level training facilities. It is expected to strengthen Kanpur’s prospects of emerging as a major venue for domestic and national-level cricket tournaments.UPCA secretary Prem Manohar Gupta said the association needed a ground equipped with national-level facilities as Green Park Stadium would undergo renovation and remain unavailable for a couple of years. The university stadium was found suitable to meet UPCA’s requirements, leading to the 10-year agreement, he added.Under the financial terms of the agreement, UPCA will pay the university a monthly licence fee of Rs 75,000 plus GST. It will also pay Rs 1.5 lakh per month for a 50-bed sports hostel. The hostel charges will double if its capacity is increased to 100 beds. The licence fee will be enhanced by 25% after five years.
