Another scuffle, this time between media and police.THE media had to argue with the policemen posted at the DY Patil University campus, the venue for Australia's training session on Tuesday. With the Mumbai Cricket Association failing to provide media personnel with the media accreditation cards in time, it was difficult to enter the ground. Though the reporters tried to reason with the men in khaki khaki (kăk`ē, kä`kē) [Hindi,=dust-colored], closely twilled cloth of linen or cotton, dyed a dust color. It was first used (1848) for uniforms for the English regiment of Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden in India and later became the , their pleas fell on deaf ears and the policemen instead started manhandling photographers. Senior police officers had to intervene to bring the situation under control. PHONE CALL As soon as Australia captain Ricky Pointing entered the conference room to brief the media, the Australian media manager warned that if a single mobile phone rang, he would escort Ponting out of the room. But no sooner had he finished saying this that a phone rang and the journalist kept talking on the phone. While pacifying the manager, Ponting said: " Must be his wife." And a journalist shouted: " Could even be his boss." Everyone burst into laughter. GREAT STADIUM In July, the Architects' Journal of Britain had adjudged DY Patil Stadium DY Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium under construction at DY Patil Vidyanagar campus , Nerul , Navi Mumbai . The stadium will have all the facilities of that of an international cricket stadium. in Navi Mumbai  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. as the sixth best cricket venue in the world and the reason for the same can be found the moment you step inside the stadium. It may not be the best stadium in the world, but it certainly is the best in India. The facilities inside the stadium are top class, and the press enclosure is said to be at par with the Lord's in London. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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