1st T20I Between India And West Indies At Wankhede In Jeopardy

Team India will shift their focus to the upcoming series against West Indies soon after the history day-night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens gets over. The team from the Caribbean Islands will play three Twenty20 Internationals against the Men in Blues starting from December 6 followed by the same number of One-Day Internationals.

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Meanwhile, Virat Kohli & Co inflicted a whitewash over West Indies when they visited the Caribbeans soon after the ICC World Cup in England. India will continue to experiment with their squad although this a very different West Indies side under the leadership of Kieron Pollard. They have been in India for quite some time now playing against Afghanistan and have got a hang of Indian conditions and will hope to deliver the goods against a top-notch side.

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First T20I between India-West Indies in jeopardy

But dark clouds loom large over the future of the first T20I match on December 6 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This follows a communication by the Mumbai police to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) expressing their inability to deploy the police force needed for an international match that day. December 6 marks the death anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar and also it will be the first anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition after the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict. As a result, there will be massive police deployment in the city to avoid any untoward incidents.

“A Mumbai police representative had come to share the ground situation in our Apex Council meeting today. Senior MCA officials have sought time to meet the Commissioner of Police Sanjay Barve tomorrow where more clarity would be provided, if the match is possible on the scheduled date or not,” a MCA official said.

The services of around 1,200 police personnel and 300 traffic personnel are needed for an international cricket match in Mumbai. The Mumbai Cricket Association officials are keen to go forward with the game and have suggested to the police that they be allowed with 25 percent police with the rest to be made up of hired private security personnel. However, the final decision will be taken only after the meeting with the Commissioner of Police in a few days time.