CA to assess security arrangement in Hyderabad

In the wake of last Thursday’s terror attacks in Hyderabad, Cricket Australia’s (CA) security officer and top officials of the Indian cricket board are here to review security arrangements for the second cricket Test starting March 2.

The security head of Cricket Australia and a team from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are assessing the security arrangements being made at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, said MV Sridhar, secretary, Hyderabad Cricket Association.

They met top police officials of Cyberabad police commissionerate and also representatives of Hyderabad Cricket Association on Monday to evaluate the security measures for the match.

Twin bomb blasts at crowded Dilsukhnagar area in the city on Thursday killed 16 people and injured more than 115 others.

The terror attacks had cast a shadow on the match but the BCCI ruled out shifting it to some other venue.

HCA secretary MV Sridhar told reporters that they called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who assured them of full security for the match. “He was very supportive. He said he would not compromise on anything. He assured us full support,” Sridhar said.

He said the police would have a separate briefing in a couple of days about the specific security measures being taken. “As an association, we will limit ourselves to conduct of the cricket match. The rest will be taken care of by the experts. I believe they think far and wide,” said Sridhar