BCCI asks ICC to review decision on Eden Gardens
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has asked the International Cricket Council to review its decision of stripping Eden Gardens as the venue for the 27 February, 2011 clash between two cricketing giants, India and England.
This was confirmed by Ratnakar Shetty, the tournament director and BCCI chief administrative officer.
“We have written a letter to the ICC to reconsider its decision,” said Shetty. “Now it is up to the ICC to decide, but we are confident that the stadium can host the crucial India-England match.”
The request came after the president of Cricket Association of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jagmohan-Dalmiya-c65287, pleaded the BCCI to ask the ICC to reconsider its decision.
Earlier, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shashank-Manohar-c89791, the president of Board of Control for Cricket in India, had said that the board cannot be blamed for the Kolkata debacle as World Cup is an ICC event and the responsibility of organising the tournament lies with
the apex body.
“According to me this (World Cup) is an ICC event,” said Manohar while talking to a leading cricket website. “The venues were selected by ICC. The inspection was made by ICC. The board was not at all involved in this.”
The International Cricket Council, on Thursday ruled out Eden Gardens as the venue to host the World Cup match between the two strongest sides, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and England to be played on 27 February. The decision was taken following an adverse report from a six-member
ICC inspection team that had visited the venue on Tuesday, 25 January 2011. In the report, the panel had expressed disappointment over the progress of construction work being carried out in the stadium and had shown doubts over completion of work by 27
February.
Manohar said that he was not given any prior notice in this regard and was informed about the news through an e-mail after the ICC had announced its ruling on Thursday.
“So finally now that the ICC has told us that the venue is not ready we will give the alternate venue,” he added.
The venue will host three other group stage matches as well involving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752.
When asked whether the other three games would remain with Kolkata, Manohar said, “The ICC will inspect the venue on January 31 and take a decision by February 1 as to whether it would be possible to host the other three games.”
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