Delhi today got the go ahead to host the World Twenty20 semifinal as scheduled on March 30 after the embattled DDCA got the requisite clearances to use the contentious R P Mehra Block at the Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium. The match had been thrown into jeopardy over lack of completion certificate for the block. The Delhi and District Cricket Association, ddca had been given an extended deadline till 2pm today to furnish the clearance.The DDCA stands have been cleared till 2017. A DDCA official said, not only this match but all the IPL matches will go ahead as planned. He said, the decks were cleared after Justice(Retd) Mukul Mudgal was convinced that there is no legal problem in holding the matches. Justice Mudgal is the Supreme Court-appointed observer for DDCA. Today's meeting with Justice Mudgal was attended by DDCA working President Chetan Chouhan, treasurer Ravinder Manchanda, and an ICC legal advisor.
News On AIR | March 23, 2016 5:50 PM
Delhi to host World T20 semifinal as DDCA gets clearance