Bengaluru stampede: Maharaja Trophy likely to be shifted out of M Chinnaswamy stadium; Alur, Mysore likely venues | Cricket News – Times of India

Bengaluru: With police permission nonetheless elusive, Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 match, scheduled from August 11 to 27 is likely to be moved out of the M Chinnaswamy stadium to both KSCA Alur Stadium, on Bengaluru’s outskirts, or the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar floor in Mysuru.On July 11, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) introduced that the fourth version of the annual franchise-based mostly match will be a closed-door occasion. It is learnt that town police are but to give the match a go-forward. Confirming this, a supply informed TOI that they’re taking a look at different venues.The Bengaluru stadium witnessed a stampede throughout Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL victory parade in early June, which claimed 11 lives.There have been questions raised on the infrastructure and security measures on the 50-12 months-previous stadium, which was additional highlighted within the Justice D’Cunha report submitted to the state authorities final week. Although the occasion has been introduced as a closed-door occasion, apprehensions stay.“…..Until such infrastructural changes are made, continuing to host high-attendance events at the current location poses unacceptable risks to public safety, urban mobility and emergency preparedness.”While KSCA president Raghuram Bhat was unavailable for feedback, Bengaluru City police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh was non-committal: “We have received a proposal and the same has been sent to the jurisdiction police station for verification.”FRANCHISES MIFFEDMultiple franchises TOI spoke to are miffed with the prevailing uncertainties. They are anticipated to meet on Friday night to talk about the additional course of motion.A franchise consultant mentioned, “KSCA has taken the franchises for granted. We are the major stakeholders, and they have to respect that. Barring one unofficial communication from a managing committee member, we have no other information from the association.”With premier accommodations booked and logistics labored out, the franchises at the moment are frightened concerning the losses they are going to incur. “No hotel is going to give us a 100% refund. We’ve spent several lakhs to book almost two dozen rooms in a five-star hotel. This apart, if the tournament moves from here, it is going to be a logistical nightmare,” mentioned a stakeholder from one other franchise.The two venues being thought-about include completely different challenges. The Alur facility, which is right cricket-clever, has no floodlights or spectator galleries. Which means the match could have to be held throughout the day, which makes it unsuitable for franchises and broadcasters.“We agreed to play closed door, but our sponsorship proposals were based on the live coverage on a national sports channel. There will be legal implications for us if the sponsors pull out, since Alur also does not have permanent broadcast facilities. It is a joke if we have to play Maharaja Trophy like local league matches,” lamented a crew official.Mysuru, which has a superb stadium with 4 wickets, will be in a race towards time to get its 4 wickets up and working, with rain being a continuing within the space for over a month, main to most of the league matches being postponed or known as off.