Shifting matches not a solution to (Maharashtra) drought: Dhoni
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Amid all the controversy surrounding the shifting of the IPL in drought-hit Maharashtra, Indian skipper M S Dhoni on Sunday said that the shifting of matches will not be a long-term solution. The Pune captain added that a long-term solution is what is needed instead of going for short-term answers.
âIf you see, all these questions are good to hear, I think for us itâs more important to seek long-term solutions,â said Dhoni when asked about his views about the prevailing drought in Maharashtra, during a media conference, where he was announced as the brand ambassador of Lava mobiles.
The controversy surrounding the water usage for the IPL in Maharashtra came to the fore after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Bombay High Court seeking extra charges on the water used by the IPL for watering pitches. The next hearing on the matter is scheduled for Tuesday, but Dhoni believes that a long- term solution is needed to tackle problems like droughts rather than shifting matches.
âWhether IPLâs match number 5, 6 or 7 happens or not, I donât think it makes much of a difference. But we have to look at a long-term solution⊠How we ensure water is sent to those areas where there is water shortage.
âFrom what I have seen on TV quite a few dams are there, where only one or two per cent water is left. So we have to look at a long-term solution,â Dhoni said, reported PTI.
âI think people talking about whether matches should happen or not, itâs more momentarily driven than anything else. I think whatâs important for us as a county is to see what the long-term solution is and we have to move in that direction,â said the wicketkeeper-batsman.
Rising Pune Supergiants, captained by Dhoni, are scheduled to play their home matches at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium, in Pune.Â
