JAIPUR, Sept 27: Australian cricket team management is updating the security scenario in the country following the low-intensity blast in New Delhi on Saturday.

Media manager Matthew Slade said here the team management has not got any instructions from Cricket Australia and would act only after getting them.

“I don’t have any details of the blasts nor do I think CA would be able to react immediately. They would wait for details. So, I can’t say anything now,” Slade said. “If we have to do anything besides the normal security drill we will do only after getting instructions,” he added.

The team’s security officer Frank De Massey was, however, seen inspecting round the Sawai Mansingh Stadium ground, where the visiting team is playing against Rajasthan Cricket Academy’s Centre of Excellence team.

He, and Indian liaison officer for the team, were looking into how much distance the seizable crowd of at least 3500 are far from the ground, and how the entrance inside the ground has been manned by security men.

RCA officials said fool-proof security has been given to the visiting team. “We had another thorough check of the stadium and the team hotel yesterday and everyone including the Aussies are satisfied,” said one official.

Meanwhile, following the hoax letter to blow up Jaipur Stock Exchange, security was further tightened at the Stadium.

The stadium was thoroughly checked by security personnel with sniffer dogs and bomb detection devices. The adjacent RCA academy and even the pitches where the Australians are having practice were examined for any hidden explosives.

For the warm-up game also, only the invitation card holders were allowed inside the stadium.—Agencies

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