Today’s IPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants is the 67th match for the season. The match is being held at Wankhede Stadium and is full of a lot of surprises.
MI won the toss and chose to bowl first. At the toss, MI captain Hardik Pandya made a few revelations about the playing XI.
Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Verma and Tim David have been sidelined from the playing XI today due to one reason or the other. Arjun Tendulkar has made a debut in his IPL career today and is a promising player.
Trinidad and Tobago prime minister arrives at Wankhede
The Mumbai Indians have announced in a tweet, the arrival of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley.
“Wankhede welcomes the Honorable Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley. We are glad to have you here.” Said the tweet.
The Prime Minister is on a visit to Mumbai to promote bilateral relations with India and to discuss the issue of opening a Cricket Academy in Trinidad.
Earlier at a ceremonial welcome from the governor’s office in Mumbai, Dr Keith Rowley said that India’s investment will be a “major contribution to the development of Trinidad and Tobago”. Mentioning about his meeting with top entrepreneurs in Mumbai earlier in the day, Dr Rowley said Indian entrepreneurs were positive about investing in Trinidad and Tobago.
When Prime Minister Keith Rowley raised bomb suspicions for T20 World Cup 2024
Trinidad’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley had earlier revealed that his office had gotten reports of a bomb threat in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He assured that the correct measures are being taken in accordance to it.
The West Indies and USA are to co-host the tournament, and as of now, the threat is specific to the West Indies, which aside from some preliminary matches, will be hosting the entire Super 8 stage along with the semifinals and the final on June 29.
Reports stated that the threats were made through propaganda channels of the Islamic State (previously ISIS).
“Unfortunately, the threat of terrorism in its many and varied expressions is an ever-present danger in the world of the 21st century,” Mr. Rowley was quoted as saying by ‘Trinidad Daily Express’.
“It is against this backdrop that all nations, like our region, when hosting large or vulnerable gatherings, make an extra effort in national security preparations and response readiness to take seriously, all threats, expressed or implied,” he added.
The matches will be closely monitored to ensure there is no security breach.
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