After prolonged suspense, Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium of Delhi will remain as the first semifinal venue of the ICC World Twenty20 scheduled for March 30.
Delhi will host the first semi-final of the World T20 on March 30, as originally scheduled. Strong doubts had surfaced about the venue over the past couple of weeks, with talk of the match being shifted elsewhere after the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) had failed to secure a clearance certificate from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for one of the Feroz Shah Kotla stands.
“The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) executive members along with a top ICC official and ICC’s legal advisor have arranged a meeting with Justice Mudgal Wednesday morning. They will try to convince Justice Mudgal to allow DDCA to use the disputed 2100 seats above the sight screen.
However, after a full day of hectic negotiations, the DDCA finally secured
the required clearance from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in the late afternoon, thus saving the organisers- both the BCCI and the ICC- the headache of finding an alternate venue.
Chetan Chauhan, vice-president of the DDCA, confirmed the situation in an impromptu press announcement in the media lounge at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium during the closing stages of England’s Group 1 match against Afghanistan.
“I am pleased to announce that all necessary permissions have been received, and tickets for the RP Mehra Block will go on sale from 26 March,” he told reporters, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Chetan Chauhan, vice-president of the DDCA, confirmed the situation in an impromptu press announcement in the media lounge at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium during the closing stages of England’s Group 1 match against Afghanistan.
