The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) might be pressured to host two fixtures of Ladies’s Premier League (WPL), on January 14 and 15, behind closed doorways because the police won’t be able to supply enough safety as a result of municipal company elections.
With the Mumbai Metropolitan Area going into election on January 15, the police has knowledgeable the Board that it received’t be capable of depute sufficient personnel for the WPL fixtures, forcing the BCCI to search for alternate options.
“We could should host these two matches (on January 14 and 15) with none crowd. We’re considering that concept after the police intimation, however as of now, no determination has been taken,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia instructed Sportstar on Monday.
The primary section of WPL Season 4 is being held on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, whereas the second section and the ultimate might be performed in Vadodara. Being a daily venue for girls’s cricket, the DY Patil Stadium attracts large crowd for the WPL matches, and if the BCCI finally decides to host matches behind closed doorways, followers will miss out on the Delhi Capitals (DC) vs UP Warriorz (UPW) sport on January 14, and the Mumbai Indians (MI) vs UPW fixture the following day.
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It must be seen whether or not the Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) sport, scheduled for January 16, can be performed behind closed doorways. As of now, the official WPL on-line ticket platform has not listed tickets on the market for matches on January 14, 15 and 16.
Nevertheless, tickets are being bought for the double-header on January 17, when MI will tackle UPW, whereas DC will play RCB earlier than the event strikes to Vadodara.
When contacted by this publication, the franchises claimed that they’re but to listen to something from the BCCI on the problem.
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