Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face each other in the eliminator of IPL 2024 on Wednesday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The winning team of this match will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier, while the losing team will be locked out. In such a situation, this match is very important for both the teams. Before this match, a big news has come out regarding the security of Virat Kohli.
Anandabazar Patrika has quoted Gujarat Police officials as claiming that Virat Kohli was a security threat. Let us tell you, Gujarat Police had arrested four people from Ahmedabad Airport on Monday night on suspicion of terrorist activities. Police reportedly recovered weapons, suspicious videos and text messages after searching the hideout of the four accused.
According to the report, after this, due to security reasons, Royal Challengers Bangalore canceled their only practice session before the IPL 2024 Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals. Bengaluru were to practice at the Gujarat College ground in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to prepare for the knockout match, but the team decided to cancel it without any official reason. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, went ahead with their regular net session at the same venue. However, there was no press conference on the eve of the eliminator match, which is surprising, because normally a press conference is held on the eve of the match.
Ahead of the IPL Qualifier 1 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore were given the Gujarat College ground for practice.
Gujarat Police shared information about the arrest with Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rajasthan Royals took no action, but Bengaluru informed the security personnel that there would be no practice session. The report claims that RCB did not give any official reason for its sudden decision to cancel the practice session. Players from Rajasthan and Bengaluru had reached Ahmedabad on Monday. In such a situation, he had enough time to rest on Sunday and Monday. In such a situation, there seems to be no reason why at least a practice session should not be organized on the eve of an important match like IPL Eliminator.
According to the report, Vijay Singha Jwala, a police officer, said, “Virat Kohli came to know about the arrests after reaching Ahmedabad. He is a national asset and his safety is our top priority. RCB did not want to take the risk. They told us Informed that there will be no practice session. Rajasthan Royals were also informed about this, but they had no problem in going ahead with their practice.”
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After this incident, security was tightened outside the team hotel in Bengaluru. A separate entry was created in the hotel for all the members of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, which was not available to any other guest in the hotel. Even IPL accredited media personnel were not allowed to enter the hotel premises.
The report says that the Rajasthan Royals team reached the ground using the “Green Corridor”. Three police convoys escorted his team bus. Captain Sanju Samson arrived late. Ravichandran Ashwin, Ryan Parag and Yuzvendra Chahal decided to leave the practice session and stay in the hotel. The security of the Rajasthan Royals players present in the practice was very tight. Policemen kept patrolling the entire field. Security concerns forced the Rajasthan and Bengaluru team managements to cancel pre-match press conferences.