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5th ODI Between Ind-SL Discarded, DDCA Embarrassed

By alka - Monday, December 28th, 2009 12:30 am

Delhi have to face great embarrassment in the 5th ODI between India & Sri Lanka at Ferozeshah Kotla because the match had to be discarded after23.3 overs due to treacherously deprived pitch situation.

The BCCI, which constantly explains promptness whilst it approaches to build money from the game; it defiantly took no stroke for so many months even when the Kotla pitch came below serious condemnation. It lastly poised its basis and Pitches board, uncharged by Daljit Singh. But it was a typical issue of bolting the steady once the horse has fastened. In fact small centers near the world direct to turn out pitches. [smartads]

The termination came at 11.20am, Sri Lanka was having there score as 83/5. The captains, match referee, & executives from two cricket boards made the conclusion that settings were really unsafe to play the match.

This was a shambles coming up to occur as the BCCI failure to notice regular uproar poor pitch states at the site from the time of T20 Champions League . DDCA has for long been a ferment of misconduct & the BCCI’s track traces too not that good. By the way, on 25 Dec, 1997 these same teams were drawn in same circumstances at Nehru Stadium in Indore, resulting to a succeeding ICC ban on site.

The BCCI instantly balanced its pitches & grounds board, Chief Daljit Singh, who had his part in the grounding of Kotla surface.

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