Curators, ground staff to be accommodated at KSCA

The spike in COVID-19 cases in the country has become a cause of concern for everyone. There have been positive cases within the IPL franchises as well. RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal and Daniel Sams, KKR’s Nitish Rana, DC’s Axar Patel, MI’s scout and wicket-keeping consultant Kiran More and several ground staffs at the Wankhede Stadium tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the tournament's first game

As a precautionary measure, the BCCI had earlier picked up six cities to host the IPL 2021 edition and Bengaluru being one of them. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host as many as 10 IPL matches this year. The KSCA has already begun to take necessary measures. 

Around 18-20 ground staff will be moving to the dormitory at the stadium around April 25 while the curators are likely to stay in the lodging facility at the sports centre. 

The KSCA Secretary Santosh Menon has said that the authorities will ensure that the environment is secure. "We will ensure that the environment is as secure as possible. But we have to understand that the ground staff cannot be restricted to their rooms,” he said. 

Menon further added that it is difficult to restrict them in the rooms because of the nature of their work. 

“The nature of their work is such that they will have to work outside, albeit within the stadium premises. Apart from the main pitches, they will also have to work on the practice pitches at the 'B' ground, especially once the teams arrive in Bengaluru. Also, they cannot go back to the rooms each time for food and refreshments. We will have to work around the circumstances to ensure maximum safety,” he added.