Dhoni, Jharkhand cricket team rescued from hotel fire in Delhi

TIL Desk Sports/ The Jharkhand cricket team, including their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Friday escaped unhurt after a fire broke out at a five star hotel in Dwarka, New Delhi leading to postponement of the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final against Bengal.

The match that was supposed to be held at the Airforce ground in Palam on Friday has been rescheduled for Saturday and will now be played at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.

“The second semi-final of Paytm Vijay Hazare Trophy 2016-17 between Jharkhand and Bengal and the final have been rescheduled due to a fire accident which happened in the hotel where the teams were staying due to which the players were not in a position to play the match.

“The BCCI confirms that all the players and match officials are unhurt and safe,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a media release on Friday. The final will be played on Monday, March 20 instead of Sunday, March 19 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi.