BCCI 'taking all precautions' after terror alert
The BCCI has said it is taking all the necessary steps, including coordinating with the government, to secure the World Cup matches in India following a reported alert issued by the country's Intelligence Bureau of possible terror attacks.
"We are in touch with the home ministry," Rajiv Shukla, the chairman of the Indian board's media wing, was quoted as saying in the Times of India. "We are taking all the required precautions. The local administration and state government are making all the necessary security arrangements for the players, officials and spectators."
The Indian news channel Times Now said it had accessed a letter, dated March 2, issued by Intelligence Director to the chief policemen and security heads of India's coastal states that warned of a "near term attack".
India is co-hosting the 2011 World Cup with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and the final will be held in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on April 2.
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