Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said that a decision on allowing the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to host international matches at M Chinnaswamy Stadium will be taken in a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday.

“We have no intention of stopping the matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium. We will not disappoint the cricket fans. There is a need to initiate crowd control measures. Also, we have to incorporate the recommendations of the Michael D’Cunha committee in a phased manner. Even the KSCA president has agreed to it,” Shivakumar told reporters after meeting the newly elected KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad and other office-bearers.

“We will not let any matches, including the IPL ties, be shifted out of Bengaluru. I have urged Prasad to put up united efforts to

See Full Page