Following the conclusion of IPL 2022, the Indian national cricket team is now back in action as they will be playing a five-match T20I series against South Africa, starting June 9. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might be faced with difficulties even before the first match is bowled, with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) being filed to cancel the second match at Cuttack. Follow IND vs SA Live and South Africa Tour of India live updates on InsideSport.IN.
According to reports in Ommcom News, a resident of Dhenkanal’s Bhuban called Sanjay Nayak has filed the PIL, seeking cancellation of the match. Nayak has informed the court that the fire safety measures in the Barabati Stadium stadium is not up to the mark to organize an international game of cricket.
IND vs SA: IND vs SA series in TROUBLE even before the first match, PIL filed in court seeking CANCELLATION of 2nd T20I in Cuttack over fire safety issues
Back on May 26, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) had ordered for provision of necessary fire safety measures, after it was found that the arrangements were not adequate. Despite having a capacity of 44,000 spectators, the Barabati Stadium does not have a proper fire safety mechanism in place.
The OHRC, meanwhile, has asked DCP Cuttack and the secretary of the Odisha Cricket Association to file their report on the fire safety arrangements by June 26. With the match being scheduled two weeks before that, on June 12, it now remains to be seen what decision the court will take.
IND vs SA: IND vs SA series in TROUBLE even before the first match, PIL filed in court seeking CANCELLATION of 2nd T20I in Cuttack over fire safety issues
IND vs SA Schedule
| South Africa tour of India, 2022 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Thursday | 9th June | 1st T20I | Delhi |
| 2 | Sunday | 12th June | 2nd T20I | Cuttack |
| 3 | Tuesday | 14th June | 3rd T20I | Vizag |
| 4 | Friday | 17th June | 4th T20I | Rajkot |
| 5 | Sunday | 19th June | 5th T20I | Bengaluru |
IND vs SA Squads
India squad: KL Rahul (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain, wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen and Marco Jansen.
IND vs SA: IND vs SA series in TROUBLE even before the first match, PIL filed in court seeking CANCELLATION of 2nd T20I in Cuttack over fire safety issues
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