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Feroz Shah Kotla stadium bans keychains; leaves the fans irritated
By Shruti - Mar 31, 2019 8:30 pm
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The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) started with a bang on March 23. Ten games have finished in the first week where the last game was held at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi on Saturday. Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Capitals (DC) hosted Dinesh Karthik led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) where the stadiums were fully packed.

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Feroz Shah Kotla

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground first hosted the game on March 26 in this season where they lost to Chennai Super Kings. On the other hand, in yesterday’s match, Delhi won the game in a nail-biting super-over. However, the spectators of the venue had a complaint regarding the stadium. With the increasing security arrangements at the ground, people are not allowed to carry any kind of keys in the stadium, no matter whether it’s house key ao car key.

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This created some arguable problems at the entry gates of the Kotla. Hence, the security had to face quite a lot of problems too. However, last year people threw keychains from stands, said Delhi Police.

“In the previous years, people would throw stuff like empty bottles and placards on to the ground so we made arrangements to stop that. Then last year, a few people threw keychains. They can hurt the players which is a big concern,”

said a Delhi Police personnel at the ground according to the TOI.

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Feroz Shah Kotla

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Even after clarifying the issue by the Police, the people didn’t convince much at the gate. However, the officials at the venue said the necessary steps have been taken by the Delhi Police, who was in charge of the security during the games, to avoid any problem from the viewers on the ground.