Different state models ought to study from rain administration at Chinnaswamy, says former BCCI CAO Ratnakar Shetty
AHMEDABAD: With the IPL closing between Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) on the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday evening being pushed to the reserve day as a result of heavy rain, there’s a rising concern on whether or not venues within the nation are well-equipped to make sure that play begins as quickly as showers cease, particularly within the gentle of the truth that the ICC ODI World Cup in India later this 12 months shall be performed within the months of October and November, a time when the North East monsoon is energetic.
Whereas the drainage system at this gigantic stadium is world-class, as was evident when a full 20 overs-a-side match was witnessed right here throughout qualifier 2 between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians on Friday evening regardless of rain within the night, a number of the different venues in India aren’t as adept at making certain play is not curtailed or affected when heavy showers pound the venue.
A basic instance of a venue staging a full sport regardless of heavy rain simply earlier than the match was evident when the final league match of IPL2023, between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and GT, was held on the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore regardless of a hailstorm simply earlier than the match. It resulted in an exhilarating climax, with GT chasing down RCB’s big goal, as Virat Kohli (RCB) and Shubman Gill (GT) scored fabulous centuries.
Prof Ratnakar Shetty, the BCCI’s former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) desires all different cricket associations in India to study from the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA), which staged that match in Bangalore, relating to “creating infrastructure” which prevents play from getting misplaced as a result of dangerous climate. Shetty pressured that this was notably in a 12 months when India is ready to host the ODI World Cup.
“There was a hailstorm until 4.30 pm and loads of rain in Bangalore that day. But, as soon as the rain stopped, not an over when was deducted. We witnessed a full sport, which resulted in an exhilarating climax to the league stage of the IPL. This was solely potential as a result of infrastructure, the sub air system put in by the KSCA on the Chinnaswamy Stadium. I have to praise the KSCA for his or her imaginative and prescient to improve infrastructure at that venue a decade in the past,” Shetty advised TOI.
“All of the associations get the identical grant from the BCCI. If the KSCA has put in the photo voltaic panels, sub air system and STP (sewage water remedy system), the opposite state models too should spend on creating the identical form of infrastructure. It reveals that they look after gamers, followers and all of the stakeholders within the sport,” felt the veteran administrator.
In keeping with sources, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation (HPCA) turned the second affiliation in India to put in a sub-air system, at its picturesque stadium in Dharamsala, when it renovated its outfield just lately, as a result of which it needed to skip the third Check of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in February-March.
The BCCI is planning an enormous renovation and upgradation of at the very least 5 main stadiums, with an estimated value of over Rs 500 crore, forward of the ODI World Cup in October-November in India. Shetty desires the Board to make sure that the state associations internet hosting World Cup matches are made to spend cash on creating infrastructure.
“Contemplating that the match shall be performed in months wherein rain could be an obstacle, the BCCI has to make sure that all of the staging venues should have the correct infrastructure to make sure that the sport begins as quickly as potential as soon as the rain stops. When you’ve a lot cash, you need to have the ability to guarantee these sorts of issues,” Shetty stated.
