With the first T20I of the three-match series in Dharamsala on September 15 washed off, India and South Africa arrived in Mohali on September 16 only to realise that Chandigarh police couldn’t manage to have the security arrangements due to non-payment of dues. While the team hotel provided security for the teams on the first day, the police did the arrangement from the second day. But Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Ajit Singh has warned hosting associations against any security lapse – on and off the field.
Talking about the same, a BCCI official said, “ACU chief Ajit Singh has written to all the hosting associations and has made it clear that such a lapse will not be tolerated in the future. Lack of security arrangement can be a major issue and can even lead to a dangerous situation because we are all aware that fans can sometimes go overboard in order to show their love for their favorite players.”
In fact, in the mail, the ACU chief has asked to increase the security inside the stadium to avoid something happening from what happened in Mohali when two fans invaded the pitch.
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The mail from the BCCI official read: “To deter pitch invasions, security staff should be positioned between the boundary rope and the public fencing. The security staff should be positioned to face the crowd. The security personnel should be placed at equidistant intervals around the boundary and be placed in the immediate vicinity of traditional boundary fielding positions including long off, long on, deep fine leg, deep third man, deep mid-wicket and deep cover.”
The first invasion happened in during the first innings when the invader was chased down by the security guards and taken away. Another incident happened when the India skipper Virat Kohli at the crease and a die-hard fan breaking the security cordon to shook hands with the batsman.
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Kohli was clearly taken after the intruder came and before the fan could reach him, the guards caught hold of the fan and took him away. In fact, this isn’t the first time that such a thing has happened in India.
