The Kolkata Police has knowledgeable the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB) that it is probably not potential for them to deploy sufficient safety for the World Cup fixture between Pakistan and England, scheduled on November 12, because it coincides with Diwali.
After being knowledgeable in regards to the scenario a few days in the past, the CAB officers have already alerted the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC). Nonetheless, with the revised World Cup schedule set to be launched by subsequent week, it stays to be seen whether or not there’s a scope for rescheduling the sport.
Final week, BCCI secretary Jay Shah advised reporters in New Delhi that the schedule of the event will probably be revised after “a number of full member international locations” wrote to the Indian cricket board requesting it to vary two or three dates within the schedule.
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The much-awaited India vs Pakistan recreation, initially scheduled to be held on October 15 in Ahmedabad, can also be set to be superior by a day because of the Navratri pageant. Earlier, the BCCI sources indicated that when the revised schedule is introduced, there’s a chance of a change of dates for 4 to 6 video games.
In the meantime, a group of 21 representatives from the ICC and BCCI inspected the enduring Eden Gardens on Saturday, which is able to host a semifinal together with some high-profile league video games.
“The ICC have been pleased with the work progress. They visited each nook of the stadium and expressed happiness with the renovation work. They have been additionally pleased with the work being completed on the new participant’s dressing room, hospitality field, company field, and the already accomplished Press Field and Media Centre,” CAB president Snehasish Ganguly advised reporters in Kolkata.
An ICC group will undertake a second go to subsequent month earlier than the beginning of the showpiece occasion. “We’re additionally assured of finishing the work which is left nicely forward of the September deadline,” Ganguly mentioned, including: “The stadium’s foremost digital scoreboard can have a brand new look whereas a second digital scoreboard may even be put in on the floor.”
Kolkata will probably be internet hosting its first match of the event on October 28 between Qualifier 1 and Bangladesh, adopted by Pakistan vs Bangladesh on October 31 and India vs South Africa on November 5.