Hyderabad: 2,500 cops to be deployed for cricket match tomorrow

Hyderabad: For the third T20 cricket match between India and Australia scheduled to be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal on Sunday, the Rachakonda Police have made elaborate arrangements with a total of 2,500 personnel.

Officials expect a jam-packed stadium with about 40,000 people coming to watch the match live on the ground. The players of both teams are scheduled to reach Hyderabad on Saturday evening. There will be a practice session on Sunday morning at the stadium.

The force to be deployed includes personnel from various security wings, traffic, law and order, and platoons of armed forces, OCTOPUS, Special Branch, Central Crime Station and Mounted Police.