Royal Challengers Bangalore are going to face Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday in the Indian Premier League 2024. In this knockout match, chase master Virat Kohli would once again want to lead the team to victory with his batting. However, before the start of the match, Kohli’s safety is under threat. According to reports, the police have also arrested 4 people on suspicion of terrorist attack.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have also canceled their practice session due to security reasons. RCB was scheduled to practice at the Gujarat College ground in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to prepare for the knockout match, but the team decided to cancel it without any official reason. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, went ahead with their regular net session at the same venue. However, no press conference took place. The reason behind this has now been revealed.
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Threat to Virat Kohli’s security
Hindustan Times in its report quoted Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika as saying that Gujarat Police officials indicated that the primary reason for RCB canceling its practice session and the two sides not holding a press conference was the security threat to Virat Kohli. Was. Gujarat Police arrested four people from Ahmedabad airport on Monday night on suspicion of terrorist activities. Police reportedly recovered weapons, suspicious videos and text messages after searching the hideout of the four accused.
The report also states that the information was shared with RR and RCB. RR did not take action, but RCB informed the security personnel that there would be no practice session. The report claims that RCB did not give any official reason for its sudden decision to cancel the practice session.
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In this case, police officer Vijay Singh Jwala said, “Virat Kohli came to know about the arrests after reaching Ahmedabad. His safety is our top priority. RCB did not want to take the risk. They informed us that there will be no practice session. Rajasthan Royals were also informed about this, but they had no problem in going ahead with their practice.”
