The Babar Azam-led workforce received a roaring welcome on the Hyderabad airport on Wednesday earlier than it was taken to the workforce lodge within the coronary heart of the town amid tight safety. The workforce will probably be right here for nearly two weeks.
Police officers are having to stretch themselves because of the festivities across the Ganesh idol immersion that coincides with warm-up video games of the World Cup.
For a similar cause, Pakistan’s opening warm-up recreation on Friday will probably be performed with out spectators because the police can not present sufficient safety.
The squad arrived on the stadium on Thursday with six police vans a part of the cavalcade. The workforce buses of Pakistan and New Zealand exited the stadium collectively. Nothing is being left to likelihood even within the workforce lodge.
“The workforce is absolutely happy with safety whether or not it’s on the stadium or on the lodge,” mentioned a PCB supply.
Whereas the warm-up recreation on Friday would require round 200 Police personnel on the stadium, the quantity will go as much as 800, when spectators return for the following heat up recreation on October 3.
“There isn’t any menace to any workforce within the competitors together with Pakistan however you need to take due safety measures. Sure, since Pakistan are right here after a very long time, additional precaution is being taken. Having mentioned that, safety of all of the groups is of equal significance,” mentioned a safety official on situations of anonymity.
As a part of the BCCI‘s final minute schedule change, Hyderabad are pressured to host again to again video games on October 9 and 10, pushing extra stress on the stretched assets of police.
“Majority of our employees will get little or no time to sleep right this moment and tomorrow, similar goes for back-to-back video games in October,” added the official.