Chennai likely to lose remaining IPL matches over crowd trouble, according to report

Sudhir Gupta 15:45 11/04/2018
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  • Protesters hurled shoes at Chennai players, including Faf du Plessis. Image: BCCI.

    The remaining IPL matches of Chennai Super Kings are likely to be moved out of Chennai, according to a report, following serious crowd trouble in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.

    According to the Indian Express, the IPL Governing Council made the decision following continued protest by local Tamilians as the southern Indian state faces a water crisis.

    On Tuesday, protesting crowd threw shoes onto the field at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. One shoe landed near Chennai player Ravindra Jadeja who was fielding. Another shoe landed near substitute fielder Faf du Plessis who was carrying drinks.

    Earlier, protesters burned merchandise and jostled with police outside the venue on Tuesday.

    Hundreds of demonstrators, some wearing black t-shirts and waving black balloons, gathered near the venue shouting slogans.

    The drought-prone state has witnessed mounting protests in recent weeks over a disputed accord with neighbouring state Karnataka on how to share water from the key Cauvery river, a highly contentious issue in southern India.

    “We want all seven IPL matches in Chennai to be cancelled until our demands are met. We will also ask the spectators to boycott the match,” one protester was quoted as saying.

    The state government had earlier recommended IPL games be moved out of Chennai because of the protests but said they would provide security if they went ahead.

    According to reports, Super Kings’ matches have been shifted to Vizag, Pune, Cuttak and Trivandrum.

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