After the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) decided to increase the rent for hiring Nehru Stadium, a home ground of state cricket team, Chairperson of Club of Maharashtra, a local cricket club, Balasaheb Thorave fears that the hiked prices and malpractices will affect regular practice of budding cricketers.

The new rent was fixed at Rs 10,000 for corporates and Rs 6,000 cricket clubs. Currently, those interested in hosting tournaments or holding practice sessions at the stadium are paying a rent of Rs 1,000.