DTVHINDIBCCI Secretary Jay Shah met NFL Commissioner in New York, BCCI shared the picture on social media
BCCI Secretary Jai Shah met NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the league’s headquarters in New York. Jay Shah and Roger Goodell. (Photo Source: BCCI) The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. For the first time, an ICC tournament is being played in America and the main objective behind this is to attract the people of America towards cricket. There is no craze for cricket among the people of America as there is in India. Football is still very popular among the people of the United States of America (USA). Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reached the headquarters of America’s famous National Football League i.e. NFL on Monday, June 10. He had a long conversation with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his team. It is being said that during this meeting of both, IPL was also mentioned because Indian Premier League and NFL are some of the most famous sports leagues in the world. This is the reason why BCCI secretary met NFL officials. Jay Shah shared this post after meeting the NFL commissioner Regarding this, BCCI posted on X and wrote, “IPL and NFL… when the world’s two biggest sports leagues become one! BCCI Secretary Jay Shah visited the NFL headquarters in New York to meet Commissioner Roger Goodell and his distinguished team. This introductory meeting focused on sharing best practices, exchanging ideas and enhancing fan engagement and experiences.” @IPL @NFL When the two biggest sporting leagues in the world unite! BCCI Honorary Secretary, Mr. @JayShahvisited the @NFL headquarters in New York to meet with Commissioner Mr. Roger Goodell and his distinguished team. This introductory meeting focused on sharing… pic.twitter.com/beWeqFEOJi — BCCI (@BCCI) June 10, 2024 Let us tell you that many NFL legends are showing interest in cricket and their players are seen in the stadium during the matches of T20 World Cup 2024. Even many NFL legends have met Indian players. Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh had arranged a meeting of NFL legends with legends like Virat Kohli. Ravindra Jadeja has also met NFL players.
Will New Zealand not get top class security because of Eid? Listen to the statement of Pakistan Commissioner
Pakistan team is going to host a 5-match T20 series for New Zealand in April. Gaddafi Stadium (Photo Source: Twitter) Pakistan recently visited New Zealand for a 5-match T20 series. In which they had to face a crushing defeat of 1-4. Now Pakistan has a chance to avenge that defeat. Actually, Pakistan team is going to host a 5-match T-20 series for New Zealand which will be played in April. This series is very important for both the teams in view of the T20 World Cup to be held in June. However, touring Pakistan may be a bit troublesome for New Zealand. The thing is that the month of April is a month where there are a lot of festivals – the major ones being Eid and Baisakhi, which are celebrated with great enthusiasm in all the regions of Pakistan, especially in the Punjab region. In such a situation, Lahore Divisional Commissioner, Muhammad Ali Randhawa called a meeting in his office on Tuesday, April 9, the issue of which was how to organize the Pakistan vs New Zealand match during the festival. Along with this, from the preparation of the stadium to the accommodation of the players, the remaining works have been completed and are still pending. These things were discussed in the meeting- Regional Public Officer, Sheikhupura Athar Ismail attended the meeting as a special guest along with district administration officials and Pakistan Cricket Board officials. Commissioner Randhawa announced that Sikh pilgrims will begin their journey to Pakistan by crossing the Wagah border from April 13 to celebrate the Baisakhi festival. At present the arrangements for Sikh pilgrims are being finalized. Randhawa then highlighted the issues of hygiene and safety for Eid al-Fitr. Plans for security and duty assignments for ‘Chand Raat’ and Eid celebrations have already been circulated. With the fourth and fifth T20s to be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, PCB officials gave the commissioner a detailed information about the matches to be played between the two teams. He said from security point of view that lighting should be done everywhere and no area or place should be left in darkness. 355 employees and officials will be appointed for cleaning during the matches. 120 walk-through gates and 336 additional CCTV cameras will be installed to ensure foolproof security. Instructions have been given to strictly inspect the prices and quality of food items outside and inside the stadium.
