Kolkata stadium struggling with ICC requirements to save remaining three World Cup games
Kolkata stadium strugglingu00a0with ICC requirements to save remainingu00a0three World Cup gamesu00a0
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| Workers weld the roof at the Eden Gardens on January 27. pic/afp |
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday that the India-England World Cup match on February 27 has been switched from Kolkata to Bangalore. The high-profile game was taken away from Kolkata because of concerns about unfinished renovation work at the Eden Gardens.
However, the historic stadium may also lose out on the remaining three non-India fixtures in March if the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) fails to complete all pending work, which the ICC has listed.
The ICC will make an inspection on February 7 to gauge the venue's progress for the March 15 South Africa vs Ireland match. Another inspection is slated on Feb 14 for the March 18 match between The Netherlands and Ireland. The final inspection is on February 22 for the March 20 match between Zimbabwe and Kenya.
MiD DAY takes stock of all the ICC requirements.u00a0
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All concrete and structural steel work
Status Check: It's a Herculean task.
Main club house stand
Status Check: A lot of work still needs to be done. Only two dressing rooms are ready.
50 per cent of the media centre before Feb 7 deadline
Status Check: It looks quite impossible in the given time frame.
Power and water supply
Status Check: All the floodlights are working properly.u00a0
Security wall
Status Check: Going by the progress, there are fairly good chances of it being completed on time.
