World T20 director satisfied with arrangements at Dharamsala

Dharamsala: World T20 Tournament Director M.V. Sridhar on Wednesday gave a thumbs up to the security and other arrangements in place for the matches to be held here including the marquee India-Pakistan clash on March 19.

“The police in Dharamsala has so far handled the security for World Cup teams excellently,” Sridhar said.

Sridhar monitored the arrangements here on Wednesday and will go to Mohali on Thursday.

“I travelled with the Hong Kong team in the same plane and after landing at Dharamsala airport, I followed the team bus up to the hotel, and found the police control more than excellent.”

Sridhar said that he was not recognised by the staff of HPCA in the airport, which was how he was able to see the arrangements of the state police from a distance as a general citizen.

He further said: “And when I was going to enter the stadium, the police refused me entry (without an ICC identification card) till I was cleared by the security staff after consultation with HPCA staff.”

He said, “I can easily see the energy in their endeavour to make the show a success.”

While talking about ongoing political tussle over the Indo-Pak match wherein the state government has expressed its inability to provide security, Sridhar said: “I can feel the anguish, but sport is the only way people come together. “