FBI, US border protection and more: T20 World Cup game between India and Pakistan will have unprecedented security after ISIS threat

The much-awaited T20 World Cup encounter between India and Pakistan has arrived and security measures at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York have been tightened due to the ISIS threat. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series in the last decade due to political tensions and therefore only face each other in international competitions. As a result, there has been a lot of excitement among cricket fans surrounding the match and the organizers have taken a number of measures to ensure that there are no security breaches during the match.

The threat from ISIS emerged as a concern for the fans in attendance, but local authorities have stated that they will take stringent measures, including collaborating with other agencies to ensure that adequate security is provided to the cricketer as well as the fans.

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, in recent interactions with the media, emphasized the extensive agreements, comparing them to presidential-level security.

“The scale and magnitude of security for this India-Pakistan game will be more in comparison to when we hosted US President Barack Obama a few years ago,” Ryder said.

He also confirmed the involvement of officers from Nassau County, Suffolk County, New York State Police, as well as agencies including the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the comprehensive security arrangements. to the game.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.

(With PTI inputs)