The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) on Monday termed the midnight takeover of the Dharamsala cricket stadium as "draconian" and "politically motivated" and a deliberate attempt to malign its reputation.
Himachal Pradesh Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and state cricket association chief Anurag Thakur on Thursday dared Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to do whatever he could to stop the cricket body from holding matches in its international cricket stadium.