MEDIA RELEASE The first meeting of the newly constituted IPL Governing Council was held in New Delhi, today. The GC finalized the venues for Playoff matches this season: 20th May : Eliminator at Pune 22nd May : Qualifier 2 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 24th May: Finals at Kolkata The venue for the Qualifier 1 on 19th May will be decided shortly. The GC supported the recommendation of President, BCCI, to propose the appointment of Mr. Neeraj Kumar, former Commissioner of Police, Delhi and Mr. Madhusudan Sharma, IPS as consultants to further strengthen the Anti Corruption unit of BCCI. IPL Chairman, Mr. Rajeev Shukla briefed the house on the positive response received on the IPL Fan Parks and the house recommended that BCCI should plan for more venues in the next season. The GC also recognized the momentous occasion of the IPL celebrating its 500th match at Brabourne Stadium (Cricket Club of India, Mumbai) on 3rd May 2015 between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils. The GC also supported the proposal of the Chairman, Mr. Rajeev Shukla, to consider supporting the blind cricket team of India, who recently won the World Cup. The proposal is recommended to the Working Committee of the BCCI. Anurag Thakur Hon Secretary BCCI