Protesters showed black flags to International Cricket Council (ICC) representatives, who visited the city to inspect Eden Gardens yesterday
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| A cricket fan outside the Eden Gardens in Kolkata holds a black flag to protest International Cricket Council's decision to cancel the venue's hosting rights of the India vs England World Cup tie yesterday. pic/afp |
Protesters showed black flags to International Cricket Council (ICC) representatives, who visited the city to inspect Eden Gardens yesterday.
The historic venue that lost the February 27 India-England World Cup fixture is slated to host three World Cup games ufffd Ireland-South Africa, Ireland-Netherlands, and Kenya-Zimbabwe in the third week of March.
An association headed by a certain Anjan Nag organised the protests. They held a placard that read "go back ICC" when ICC representatives Chris Tetley, Eugene van Vuuren and Campbell Jamieson arrived at the ground.
Nag said: "Eden is ready, but they didn't give us the India game. We are aware of the politics behind the decision. They have played with Kolkata's emotions. That's why we launched this protest."
Meanwhile, ICC expressed satisfaction with Cricket Association of Bengal's (CAB) renovation work. "The ICC is satisfied. We have completed work well ahead of their schedule. We are positive now," CAB stadium committee chairman Chitrak Mitra told MiD DAY.
