One has heard of an umpteen number of bilateral cricket matches being postponed for the most outlandish and bizarre reasons but this one is an entirely new one for a jaded; world weary and cantankerous soul like yours truly........
Top ranking or then should I say highly placed Delhi and District Cricket Association on Thursday revealed the bemusing fact that the 50 over a side one day international slated to be held between the visiting New Zealand and home (Indian) team that was originally slated to be held on October 19 has now been postponed by a day and will be held on the revised date of October 20;2016........
According to a press release/official communique put out or then circulated by the organising cricket association at around 11 am or so on Thursday morning the same was necessitated as the Hindu festival of "Karva Chauth" ( a day when all married or yet to be married Hindu women observe a dawn to dusk fast for the longevity and well being of their legally wedded or then future husbands) was being observed/celebrated on the very same day i.e. October 19.........
As most Delhi Police personnel will be busy ensuring the safety and security of the lakhs of women who frequent mehandi;fruit; sweetmeat;gold and silver stalls or showrooms and inundate the national capital's plethora of shopping spaces in considerable numbers this decision to postpone the originally slated match by a day was literally forced upon the host association as the Delhi Police bigwigs had expressed their inability to provide an adequate and much desired security cover to the concerned teams and thousands of spectators owing to the observance of this annual ritual that is largely observed across the northern parts of this vast country........
Letting the cat out of the bag unwittingly and inadvertently a smart alec (DDCA official) quipped that the association was also petrified about the unsavoury fact that prospective ticket sales would dip considerably if they went ahead and held the match as scheduled on October 19.........
Whatever may be the "real or ostensible" reason behind this 24 hour/day long postponement; the undeniable or then irrefutable fact remains that a new reason or justification has been unearthed for the postponement of a much anticipated and eagerly awaited cricket fixture by a day.......
Top ranking or then should I say highly placed Delhi and District Cricket Association on Thursday revealed the bemusing fact that the 50 over a side one day international slated to be held between the visiting New Zealand and home (Indian) team that was originally slated to be held on October 19 has now been postponed by a day and will be held on the revised date of October 20;2016........
According to a press release/official communique put out or then circulated by the organising cricket association at around 11 am or so on Thursday morning the same was necessitated as the Hindu festival of "Karva Chauth" ( a day when all married or yet to be married Hindu women observe a dawn to dusk fast for the longevity and well being of their legally wedded or then future husbands) was being observed/celebrated on the very same day i.e. October 19.........
As most Delhi Police personnel will be busy ensuring the safety and security of the lakhs of women who frequent mehandi;fruit; sweetmeat;gold and silver stalls or showrooms and inundate the national capital's plethora of shopping spaces in considerable numbers this decision to postpone the originally slated match by a day was literally forced upon the host association as the Delhi Police bigwigs had expressed their inability to provide an adequate and much desired security cover to the concerned teams and thousands of spectators owing to the observance of this annual ritual that is largely observed across the northern parts of this vast country........
Letting the cat out of the bag unwittingly and inadvertently a smart alec (DDCA official) quipped that the association was also petrified about the unsavoury fact that prospective ticket sales would dip considerably if they went ahead and held the match as scheduled on October 19.........
Whatever may be the "real or ostensible" reason behind this 24 hour/day long postponement; the undeniable or then irrefutable fact remains that a new reason or justification has been unearthed for the postponement of a much anticipated and eagerly awaited cricket fixture by a day.......
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