Ahmedabad / Hyderabad: Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) on Wednesday denied all the reports claiming that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cancelled their practice session here on Tuesday, May 21 due to security threats.
The reports were circulating in a section of the media with a claim that RCB had abandoned their practice session due to security reasons while Rajasthan Royals (RR) conducted their practice session. With the Qualifier 1 scheduled on Tuesday, the Narendra Modi Stadium was unavailable for the practice and so the Gujarat College Ground was made available for both the teams.
GCA secretary Anil Patel debunked all the reports saying that RCB cancelled their practice session because of heatwave. He also added that the alternate venue, Gujarat College Ground was made available with prior permission from District Magistrate.
"All the reports of RCB cancelling practice sessions due to security threats are false. We (Gujarat Cricket Association) provided the training facility for both teams (RCB and RR) at the Gujarat college ground as it was not possible to schedule it at the Narendra Modi Stadium due to the playoffs," Secretary of Gujarat Cricket Association, Anil Patel told ETV Bharat in a telephonic conversation from Ahmadabad.