HYDERABAD: The World Cup warm-up match between Pakistan and New Zealand to be performed on the RGIC Stadium right here on September 29 shall be a closed-door affair as town police have expressed their incapacity to supply safety for the match. The cops mentioned they are going to be totally stretched in view of the Ganesh immersion and Milad-un-Nabi celebrations within the metropolis on Sept 28.
Sources mentioned that the Ganesh immersion spillover to Sept 29 will hold the cops on their toes and given the scenario, it has been learnt that the Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation (HCA) has knowledgeable the Rachakonda police that spectators won’t be allowed for the warm-up match.
Kode Durga Prasad, who’s aiding the Supreme Court docket-appointed one-man committee Justice (retd) L Nageswara Rao in administering the Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation (HCA) affairs, confirmed the event to TOI on Tuesday. “Discussions have been occurring for the previous couple of days relating to the safety preparations for the warm-up match on September 29 as it’s approaching the heels of the 2 festivals. The police have mentioned that they are going to be hard-pressed to supply safety for that sport due to the Ganesh immersion. After a lot thought, it was determined to play the match behind closed doorways.
“I’ve already apprised BCCI secretary Jay Shah and vice-president Rajeev Shukla (in-charge of the Hyderabad venue) about it. The officers have in precept agreed to it. We wrote to the BCCI yesterday relating to the safety challenge and the necessity to play the match behind closed doorways. We’re ready for the BCCI to formally talk the information. The truth is, the secretary has instructed BCCI in-charge CEO Hemang Amin to do the needful,” he added.
Durga Prasad, former DGP of the CRPF, additionally mentioned the opposite warm-up match on October three between Australia and Pakistan shall be performed in entrance of spectators. The opposite three World Cup matches — Pakistan vs Netherlands (Oct 6), New Zealand vs Netherlands (Oct 9) and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Oct 10) — shall be held as per schedule, he added.
Sources mentioned that the Ganesh immersion spillover to Sept 29 will hold the cops on their toes and given the scenario, it has been learnt that the Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation (HCA) has knowledgeable the Rachakonda police that spectators won’t be allowed for the warm-up match.
Kode Durga Prasad, who’s aiding the Supreme Court docket-appointed one-man committee Justice (retd) L Nageswara Rao in administering the Hyderabad Cricket Affiliation (HCA) affairs, confirmed the event to TOI on Tuesday. “Discussions have been occurring for the previous couple of days relating to the safety preparations for the warm-up match on September 29 as it’s approaching the heels of the 2 festivals. The police have mentioned that they are going to be hard-pressed to supply safety for that sport due to the Ganesh immersion. After a lot thought, it was determined to play the match behind closed doorways.
“I’ve already apprised BCCI secretary Jay Shah and vice-president Rajeev Shukla (in-charge of the Hyderabad venue) about it. The officers have in precept agreed to it. We wrote to the BCCI yesterday relating to the safety challenge and the necessity to play the match behind closed doorways. We’re ready for the BCCI to formally talk the information. The truth is, the secretary has instructed BCCI in-charge CEO Hemang Amin to do the needful,” he added.
Durga Prasad, former DGP of the CRPF, additionally mentioned the opposite warm-up match on October three between Australia and Pakistan shall be performed in entrance of spectators. The opposite three World Cup matches — Pakistan vs Netherlands (Oct 6), New Zealand vs Netherlands (Oct 9) and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Oct 10) — shall be held as per schedule, he added.