NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s women cricketers in India for the World Cup are staying in the stadium premises instead of a hotel for security reasons, the International Cricket Council said yesterday.
The entire squad is living in the clubhouse of the Barabati Stadium in the eastern city of Cuttack where Pakistan are due to play its matches in the eight-nation tournament starting tomorrow.
“I can confirm the team is staying at the Barabati Stadium,” an ICC spokeswoman said from Cuttack.
“The ICC considered all options and the best security for the teams, and we have chosen to use the Barabati Stadium clubhouse.”
Cuttack was added as a last-minute venue after the right-wing nationalist Shiv Sena party threatened to disrupt Pakistan’s matches in Mumbai, where the entire tournament was originally scheduled to be played. AFP
