London. (Online): Peshawar Zalmi batsman Dawid Malan revealed a glitch in the security of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final which was staged in Lahore on March 5, British media reported on Sunday.
\nAccording to Malan, a young teenaged fan was able to enter the team\u2019s dressing room before the final between Peshawar and Quetta Gladiators.
\n\u201cIt was concerning that, with all the checks, he was able to get in so easily,\u201d Malan was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo. \u201cHe kind of got in at a time when all the players were walking in and he somehow managed to get in as well.\u201d
\nMalan further shed light on the incident which saw the kid, dressed in \u201cgreen Pakistan suit\u201d with a flag painted on his face, being taken out of the dressing room.
\n\u201cWe had just arrived at the ground and our cricket bags were being checked, so we just got to our seats in the changing room,\u201d he further said. \u201cI put my clothes bag down and walked around and there was this kid asking for selfies. I looked at the security guard in the room and asked him, \u2018Sorry \u2014 who\u2019s this guy?\u2019 Suddenly, they all clicked into gear and he ended up being pushed out the gate.\u201d
\nAccording to ESPNcricinfo, when head of PSL security and senior general manager vigilance of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Colonel (retd) Mohammad Azam Khan was contacted about the issue, he said: \u201cThe fan had come from the Patron\u2019s Enclosure.
\nThe enclosure is adjacent to the dressing rooms and in the fans\u2019 rush to get autographs from the players as they were entering the dressing-room area, he was herded along with the players into the change room. He added that \u201cthe fan was removed from the room as soon as this was discovered\u201d.
\nThe landmark PSL final had an otherwise exceptional security setup from the day it was decided that the event will take place in Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
\nNearly 10,000 security personnel from Punjab police and Rangers were deployed to ensure a safe and secure environment for the final to take place. All spectators had to go through three layers of security before entering the stadiums.
\nThe final took place without any untoward incident as Peshawar lifted \u2018The Spirit Trophy\u2019 in front a full-house crowd after beating Quetta by 58 runs.
\nMeanwhile, Malan wasn\u2019t comfortable with the fans proximity while the players made their way onto the bus to travel to the stadium. However, he believed that things would surely improve in the future since PCB is investing so heavily on security.
\n\u201cIt is definitely something that can be improved upon in the future,\u201d said Malan. \u201cI think maybe they worried so much about the overall security that they didn\u2019t focus too much on the smaller things. I think, in the future, if you wanted international teams to tour there, all those little things need to be taken into account as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
London. (Online): Peshawar Zalmi batsman Dawid Malan revealed a glitch in the security of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final which was staged in Lahore on March 5, British media reported on Sunday. According to Malan, a young teenaged fan was able to enter the team\u2019s dressing room before the final between Peshawar and Quetta […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14490","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"category-x-psl-2017"},"yoast_head":"\n