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Floodlight briefly failed throughout 2nd ODI between India and England in Cuttack© BCCI
The Odisha authorities has sought a proof from the Odisha Cricket Affiliation (OCA) over a floodlight failure at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack that induced a 35-minute disruption of the sport in the course of the second ODI between India and England on Sunday. The problem arose within the seventh over of India’s innings when one of many six floodlight towers began flickering earlier than shutting down fully. With India at 48 for no loss, captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill walked again to the dugout, adopted by the England gamers, as play got here to an abrupt halt.
“This incident led to about 30 minutes suspension of the match, causing inconvenience to players and spectators. The OCA is hereby directed to submit a detailed explanation for the cause of the disruption and identify the persons/agencies who were responsible for such lapses and outline the measures taken to prevent similar incidents in the future,” said the letter, dated February 10, issued by the Odisha sports activities division.
The malfunction was reportedly attributable to a generator failure linked to one of many floodlight towers. The Odisha sports activities division has now demanded an in depth report from the OCA, outlining the explanations behind the disruption, figuring out these accountable, and itemizing measures to forestall comparable incidents sooner or later.
The incident has forged doubts over OCA’s functionality to host high-profile fixtures, notably as this was the primary worldwide match at Barabati in six years.
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