Since the city police have not given security clearance for the IPL home match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 at Eden Gardens, the game is likely to be rescheduled. Earlier, BJP official Suvendu Adhikari said that on Ram Navami, there will be more than 20,000 processions in West Bengal. This means that security will have to be tightened across the whole state. Tuesday, Snehasish Ganguly, president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), talked with the city police twice and stated that the authorities “have not given the go-ahead” for the match. “They have made it clear that they won’t be able to provide enough security.” “If there aren’t any police around, it will be impossible to hold a 65,000-person crowd,” Snehasish said.
“The BCCI has been told, and there is still time to make a decision.” Even the year before, an IPL match that was supposed to happen on Ram Navami had to be rescheduled. The match between KKR and LSG, which is owned by RPSG Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka, was supposed to be very popular in the area, as both teams had a lot of fans.
The IPL game between KKR and Rajasthan Royals was also rescheduled last year because of safety worries on Ram Navami.
Sparkling opening event
For the first game of the 2025 IPL season, on March 22, KKR will play Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens.
Before the game, there will be a 35-minute opening ceremony with acts by famous singer Shreya Ghoshal and actress Disha Patani.
ICC chairman Jay Shah and other important people are also going to be at the event.
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“It’s a big game, and everyone wants to go.” “After a long time, Eden Gardens is going to have an opening ceremony,” Snehasish said, but he wouldn’t say anything else about it.
