On Friday, the cricket teams of India and South Africa arrived at Bhubaneshwar for their 2nd T20I match on June 12 to be played at Barabati Stadium. Both the teams gave a power-packed performance in their first T20I match in Delhi on June 09.
The fans at Bhubaneshwar are getting super excited for the match as international cricket has returned to the city after a very long time. All the players of both the teams have been taken to Hotel Mayfair in Bhubaneshwar amidst strict security arrangements.
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While welcoming the players, the President of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) and Secretary Sanjay Behera were also there at the hotel. The training sessions will be started by the teams on Friday evening.
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The security arrangements
For the security arrangements, the Odisha Director General (DG) of Police Sunil Bansal and other officials from the department of Commissioneratte Police have taken the charge for the security arrangements on the ground on Friday.
As per a report by News 18, DGP Sunil Bansal said, "All the arrangements have been made so far as security and other aspects are concerned. The preparations to make necessary arrangements had started one month back by holding coordination meetings with all the stakeholders."