February 7, 2011 6:09 PM

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ICC team finishes inspection of Eden Gardens

A three-member team of International Cricket Council, amid a protest by Kolkatans, have just finished the inspection of the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata to ascertain whether it can host the three matches of Ireland v South Africa, Ireland v Netherlands and Kenya v Zimbabwe of the Cricket World Cup, beginning from 19th February. The team comprising Cris Tetley, Cambell Jamieson and Eugene Van Vuren combed the stadium, including the contentious areas like side-screen, the uncovered blocks and the radio commentary box during two-hour long inspection. The three-member team will report to the Technical Committee of the ICC for the final decision.The visit was crucial in regard to Edens' ability to host the remaining three low profile matches after the historical venue was deprived of hosting the India-England match.The team had last visited the stadium on January 25 and based on their report, the cricket's world governing body decided to shift India- England match of 27th February to Bangalore. In the opener, India will take on Bangladesh at Dhaka on 19th February.

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