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New Delhi risks losing World T20

AP Published January 30, 2016
Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan (L), Virat Kohli (C) and Ajinkya Rahane (R) pose with the 2016 World Twenty20 trophy in Mumbai. — AFP/File
Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan (L), Virat Kohli (C) and Ajinkya Rahane (R) pose with the 2016 World Twenty20 trophy in Mumbai. — AFP/File

NEW DELHI: New Delhi risked losing its World T20 games in March-April after India cricket authorities ruled out the city as a venue for a match between India and Sri Lanka next month.

Because the Delhi and District Cricket Association failed to clear up longstanding provisional construction permits, the Board of Control for Cricket in India switched the T20 between India and Sri Lanka on Feb 12 to the eastern city of Ranchi, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said on Friday.

The other T20s against Sri Lanka are in Pune (Feb 9) and Visakhapatnam (Feb 14).

Thakur said in a statement that New Delhi was given a deadline of Sunday to procure all clearances, or risk losing four World T20 matches, including a semi-final.

Published in Dawn, January 30th, 2016

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Befree
Jan 30, 2016 10:46am
Close call
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Dilip Thorat
Jan 30, 2016 10:50am
Good decision by BCCI
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Ali
Jan 30, 2016 12:05pm
Do they need help am here
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Turan
Jan 30, 2016 01:47pm
Bad days for Delhi.... Even sehwag stopped playing for Haryana, leaving Delhi due to DDCA
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Que
Jan 30, 2016 01:52pm
WHO CARES!!!
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Ahmer
Jan 30, 2016 03:15pm
Dili kayee baar ujri kayee phir sai basi... translation. Dehli has been ruined and grown back several times.
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DeLhIiTe!
Jan 30, 2016 03:41pm
What a shame! I wanted to watch the semis but this dream of mine is almost over...
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sri1
Jan 30, 2016 05:26pm
@Que "WHO CARES!" I empathize. I wouldn't give a hoot too if my nation cannot hold any international matches due to security issues.
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Vivek
Jan 31, 2016 08:53am
Their are four other venues proposed too: Pune, Vizag, Indore and Raipur
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