New Delhi: Mohan Singh, the chief pitch curator of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium, passed away on Sunday. He died a few hours before the T20 World Cup match between Afghanistan and New Zealand. UAE Cricket sources confirmed the unfortunate news to news agency PTI. However, the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained. A detailed statement in this regard is expected to be issued soon.
“It happened today and full details will come out when things are more clear. It is very unfortunate.’
Mohan worked extensively with former BCCI chief curator Daljit Singh in Mohali before moving to the United Arab Emirates in the early 2000s.
Shocked to hear the news of the demise of Daljit Mohan, who served Indian cricket for 22 years.
“He was a bright kid when he came to me. A very talented and hardworking person. He hailed from Garhwal and remembers him as a family man too.
“After he went to UAE, he used to visit the country every now and then but I had not seen him for a while. Gone too quickly and it is really sad,” Daljeet told PTI.
Talking about the Afg vs NZ T20 World Cup match, New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by 8 wickets to make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. Team India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals have ended after New Zealand’s thumping win over Afghanistan. After Pakistan, New Zealand is now the second team to enter the semi-finals from Group 2. The four teams that have reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup are England, Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan.
Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and elected to bat first. Najibullah Zadran’s half-century took Afghanistan to 124/8 in 20 overs. Chasing the target, New Zealand won in 18.1 overs losing just 2 wickets.
(With inputs from news agency PTI)
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