Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore to host India vs England match

After a huge controversy on the venue of India England match which was to be played at Eden Gardens on 27th February, ICC has finally chosen Bengaluru Chinnaswamy stadium as the final venue to host the match on that very day.

ICC chief Haroon Lorgat in a statement said that this decision now clarified and gave them certainty over the fixture. He further said that they can work with their various partners and stakeholders that the match is all that it should be.

Earlier today, ICC in a letter to BCCI outlined the pending work that was required to be done to get the Edens Garden ready for the World Cup. It was further told to BCCU that the fate of other three matched which is to held in Eden Garden from 15th March depends on the inspection team report which will be visiting Gardens on February 7.

Earlier, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had offered to talk to ICC president and his cabinet colleague Sharad Pawar on the possibility of providing the cricket authorities in Kolkata a second chance to prepare Eden Gardens for the World Cup match.

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee also spoke to Pawar on the issue.

The India-England clash was to be the only match featuring the co-hosts in Kolkata and the other scheduled clashes mostly feature minnows.

South Africa-Ireland (March 15), Netherlands-Ireland (March 18) and Zimbabwe-Kenya (March 20) are the other games scheduled at the venue.

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