Australia await security update after New Delhi blast

The touring Australian team said they were awaiting a security update from CA after a bomb blast in New Delhi.

By: Reuters
Mumbai | September 27, 2008 12:00 AM IST

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The touring Australian team said they were awaiting a security update from Cricket Australia (CA) after a bomb blast in a New Delhi marketplace on Saturday.

The Australians were playing a warm-up match against a local side in Jaipur when the incident occurred in New Delhi, where the third Test is to be staged.

“If we have to do anything besides the normal security drill, we will do only after getting instructions from CA,” Australia’s spokesman Matthew Slade said.

The first Test starts in Bangalore on Oct 9.

Senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla said in Mumbai: “The Australians should not fear about their security. We are in touch with the Home Ministry. There is no need to panic.”

Australia were bowled out for 218 in their warm-up match against Rajasthan Cricket Academy.

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