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Security issues ahead of Test

BANGALORE: Security issues have reared up in the lead up to the first Test between India and Australia commencing here on October 9.

The Bangalore city police commissioner Shankar Bidari has asked the KSCA to first apply for a license to conduct the match before applying for security cover.

The KSCA president Srikanta Datta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar through a press release said: “I will seek a meeting with the commissioner and discuss the security aspects in detail in order to ensure that we have a smooth match. Whatever needs to be done as per the laws, we will do. Both the KSCA and the police will co-operate with each other.”

Meanwhile KSCA secretary Brijesh Patel declined to comment. The managing committee later met here on Wednesday evening to solve the security issue.

Hospitality package

The first cricket Test between India and Australia at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, here from October 9 to 13, will also unveil the ‘Desimators premium hospitality package’ for spectators.

Sports Services Pvt. Ltd. will offer the package in association with the KSCA. The package, which was also offered during three earlier Test matches, includes an exclusive private stand with limited seating for greater comfort, meals, beverages, music, match preview and review by experts and a pre-match guided inspection tour of the pitch.

The five-day package will cost Rs. 15,000. For details, contact: svishwanathan@sportsservices.in or 9341221485.

Manish sparkles

Manish Alse struck a scintillating 96 (7x4, 3x6) to star in BMS College of Engineering’s (BMSCE) 38-run win over MVJCE in the semifinal league of the Dr. M.S. Ramaiah memorial inter-engineering colleges cricket tournament here on Wednesday.

In another match, MSRIT defeated RNSIT by 49 runs.

The scores:

BMSCE 179 in 30 overs (Manish Alse 96, Prashant four for 34) bt MVJCE 141 in 28.5 overs (K.P. Kutappa 40).

MSRIT 215 for eight in 30 overs (Vijay Karthik 67, Nishant Hegde 43) bt RNSIT 166 in 29.5 overs.

Goa Ranji probables train in Bangalore

Rains in Goa forced the State’s Ranji probables to train at the Chinnaswamy Stadium premises here from Tuesday.

The players, under coach Dodda Ganesh, will train at the stadium till October 4 and will then shift to the Jain International Residential School ground on the outskirts for a three-week stint.

“We have 24 players here and we hope to get some good training. We had to come here because of the rains in Goa. Almost all the players are here except for six who are playing in tournaments. There is good potential in these players,” said Ganesh.

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