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No spectators will be allowed at the games due to spike in COVID-19 cases
The three ODIs will be played on March 23, 26 and 28
The Maharashtra government on Saturday green lighted the three scheduled ODIs between India and England in Pune without allowing any spectators in the wake of huge spike in COVID-19 cases in the state. There was some doubts that three ODIs will be shifted elsewhere but after a meeting between CM Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) president Vikas Kakatkar, the permission for the games were obtained. Keeping the seriousness of the current spike in COVID cases in Maharashtra, after inputs from the Hon ble Chief Minister, it was decided that permission will be granted for these matches without spectators, the Maharashtra Cricket Association said in a media release.
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PUNE: The three-match ODI series between India and England in Pune will be played without spectators due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the state cricket association said on Saturday.
The three matches are slated to be played at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje on the outskirts of the city on March 23, 26 and 28. Keeping the seriousness of the current spike in COVID cases in Maharashtra, after inputs from the Hon ble Chief Minister, it was decided that permission will be granted for these matches without spectators, the Maharashtra Cricket Association said in a media release.
MCA president Vikas Kakatkar along with its governing council chairman Milind Narvekar met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Tourism and Environment Minister Aditya Thackeray in connection with the India-England one-day international matches.