A negligent Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) failed to coordinate on security logistics with the Mumbai Police, which meant a thousand of odd spectators were asked to return from the warm-up game between New Zealand and Board President XI at the Barbourne Stadium on Tuesday. Before hosting each game especially with international teams involved, local police hold a meeting with the host association along with a representative from the Indian board. These meetings are done to chalk out plans in order to ensure smooth conduct of the game for spectators who walk in to watch.

Mumbai Police Deputy Commissioner of Police told “Whenever any match takes place the association or BCCI provides specific equipment like scanners, CCTV cameras, and other security-related items. We provide them with man-power. Before the game, we had asked for certain things which BCCI couldn’t provide. So keeping the security in mind we decided not to allow any spectators inside the ground,”

As no match tickets or passes are printed for these warm-up games, Sharma says security of players is a big concern. The last time CCI hosted a warm-up game where MS Dhoni played, a spectator had jumped the fence and entered the playing area to touch Dhoni’s feet.The Mumbai Police charges Rs 40 lakh for police settlement for each international and IPL game. A day before the game, an email from top BCCI bosses was sent to CCI secretary NK Jha stating that one gate will be opened for the fans after talks with the police authorities. However, that didn’t happen.

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