Guwahati, Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Jaipur one day venues with AUS

anant · 07-02-2009, 05:35 AM

BCCI ignores Eden Gardens yet again
The Cricket Board has given the short shrift to one of India's iconic cricket arenas, the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, again while deciding on the venues to host the seven ODIs against Australia in October-November.

The BCCI's Tour Programmes and Fixtures Committee met here today and decided that Guwahati, Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Jaipur will host matches in the India-Australia ODI rubber in October-November.

Eden Gardens, which can now accommodate 90,000 fans and hosted the final of the 1987 World Cup between England and eventual winners Australia, has missed out again from the list.

The last ODIs played in front of the cricket-crazy Kolkata fans was held on February 8, 2007, between India and Sri Lanka.

The venue, revered by visiting teams, also hosted its last Test match in the same year - against Pakistan - between November 30 and December 4, 2007.

The venues for ODIs and Tests are allotted by the BCCI on a rotation basis, and it's surprising to see Eden Gardens not getting an international tie for so long.

Incidentally, Cricket Association of Bengal is headed by Jagmohan Dalmiya who is facing charges of misappropriation of funds raised when India hosted the 1996 World Cup jointly with Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Invincible · 07-02-2009, 07:26 AM

hmmm eden garden has been lucky hunting fround for india. I love eden gardens.

MatrixVipin · 07-02-2009, 04:05 PM

Its too much cricket now. Don't enjoy much.

07-02-2009, 05:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
anant Status: Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Age: 31 Posts: 685 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	Guwahati, Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Jaipur one day venues with AUS BCCI ignores Eden Gardens yet again The Cricket Board has given the short shrift to one of India's iconic cricket arenas, the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, again while deciding on the venues to host the seven ODIs against Australia in October-November. The BCCI's Tour Programmes and Fixtures Committee met here today and decided that Guwahati, Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Jaipur will host matches in the India-Australia ODI rubber in October-November. Eden Gardens, which can now accommodate 90,000 fans and hosted the final of the 1987 World Cup between England and eventual winners Australia, has missed out again from the list. The last ODIs played in front of the cricket-crazy Kolkata fans was held on February 8, 2007, between India and Sri Lanka. The venue, revered by visiting teams, also hosted its last Test match in the same year - against Pakistan - between November 30 and December 4, 2007. The venues for ODIs and Tests are allotted by the BCCI on a rotation basis, and it's surprising to see Eden Gardens not getting an international tie for so long. Incidentally, Cricket Association of Bengal is headed by Jagmohan Dalmiya who is facing charges of misappropriation of funds raised when India hosted the 1996 World Cup jointly with Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

07-02-2009, 07:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Invincible Status: Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pune, Incredible India Age: 25 Posts: 4,851 Thanks: 138 Thanked 41 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Guwahati, Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Jaipur one day venues with hmmm eden garden has been lucky hunting fround for india. I love eden gardens.

07-02-2009, 04:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
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