Gehlot assure Pawar about 25 October India-Australia Jaipur ODI

Afraid that the ongoing feud within the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) might jeopardise the India-Australia ODI scheduled for October 25 in Jaipur, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday telephoned former BCCI president Sharad Pawar. Gehlot sought Pawar’s assurance against a possible shifting of the match from Jaipur, said sources. In view of the excitement among youths for the onedayer, the match should not be called off or shifted elsewhere, Gehlot told Pawar. Responding to Gehlot’s call, the Maratha strongman assured the CM that Jaipur won’t be robbed off the match and the scheduled tie will take place as decided. “The assurance from Pawar has come as a sigh of relief to all the fans, who, amid all the speculations, were wondering if the match would be called off. The CM took the initiative in the larger interest of the followers of the game in the state,” said a CMO official. He said the CM took the matter to Pawar after he was briefed by one of the factions about the ongoing powerstruggle within the RCA and its possible repercussions on the Jaipur ODI.