Akshata Sharma
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Security threats and a chance of a "lone wolf attack" have prompted the Long Island authorities to tighten the security at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium built on the Eisenhower Park in New York for the high- profile India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match on June 9. Although the governor's office did not find any evidence to corroborate the threat and there was "no credible public safety threat at this time", the authorities decided against taking any chances.
The USA is hosting a cricket tournament as big as the World Cup for the first time, and the Nassau County Cricket Stadium has been allotted eight matches, including the big-ticket India vs Pakistan clash, which is always one of the biggest crowd-pullers in any cricket event. Considering the sizeable sub-continent population in the USA, a big crowd can be expected for the Group A clash between the Asian giants.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder addressed the threat of a 'lone wolf attack', a mass murder attempt at a public place carried by an individual, during the India vs Pakistan World Cup match.
"Each and every day, Nassau County, as well as other communities and cities and counties and towns throughout the United States, receive all kinds of threats. We take every threat seriously," Blakeman was quoted as saying by CBS News.
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