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Cricket: India-Pakistan T20 match shifted over security worries
The Pakistan-India World Twenty20 cricket match has been switched away from the Indian northern hill town of Dharamsala after Pakistan expressed concerns over security, tournament organisers said Wednesday.
“The decision has been taken to relocate the India-Pakistan match from Dharamsala to Kolkata for security reasons,” International Cricket Council Chief Executive David Richardson said.
“The bottom line is… security is paramount and it’s a difficult decision, not one that we wanted to make because we wanted to stick with the original plan but one we’ve been forced into,” Richardson told a press conference in New Delhi.
Pakistan had delayed their departure to India which is hosting the World T20 as they awaited security clearance from their country’s government.
Pakistan sent a security assessment team to India on Monday after voicing repeated concerns about arrangements, saying there had been threats from Hindu activists.