The colonial-era club had leased two parcels of land from the DDA for 30 years, subject to extension for 60 more years should the club choose to do so.
The Roshanara Club was sealed by the Delhi Development Authority on September 29. The court was hearing a plea to declare this move unconstitutional and in violation of the fundamental rights of the club, its members and employees.
Chennai Super Kings [CSK] bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji said he was left in a daze and it took him "24 hours for the seriousness to sink in" after he contracted the Covid-19 virus during the postponed Indian Premier League .
IPL: Practice options in Delhi, Ahmedabad may have led to breach
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Khurram Habib ( IANS) |
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Mon, May 10 2021 18:57 IST |
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IPL Practice options in Delhi, Ahmedabad may have led to breach(Photo:IPL/BCCI). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 10 : The Indian cricket board s decision to host the second phase of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in cities with no alternate T20-specific practice facilities may have caused the breach in Covid protocols, it has emerged.
Delhi and Ahmedabad cities with rapidly increasing Covid cases hosted the second phase and the positive cases among players and staff that led to the postponement of the tournament emerged during matches in those cities. Besides, the two cities struggled for alternate practice facilities for teams.
So, taking players to Gujarat College ground was fraught with risk as there are so many people like the maalis (gardeners), security guard and others. It was easy to get infected, he pointed out. As many as three teams, including the worst-affected Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), practiced there. Four KKR players tested positive.
Delhi s Roshanara Club, where the BCCI was founded over 90 years ago, is in the middle of a thickly populated area, and one has to make way through crowded streets to reach there. The Roshanara Club in Delhi is also a club which is not suited for practice for IPL franchise. Besides, you have local staff that can easily infect the players or staff, said the official.