July 21, 2015 9:07 PM

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Kolkata's Eden Gardens to host World T20 final

The iconic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata will be host to the final of the 2016 World Twenty20 cricket tournament that will be held in India from March 11 to April 3 next year. Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Mohali, Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi will be the other venues along with Kolkata, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on today. The venues will host both the men's and women's tournaments which will be held simultaneously. These venues will host the matches subject to fulfilling the prescribed requirements of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the BCCI while adhering to the statutory obligations that are mandatory for hosting an international match. The BCCI has also constituted a tournament managing committee with President Jagmohan Dalmiya as its chairman. The other committee members are Anurag Thakur, joint secretary Amitabh Choudhary, treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry, vice-president G. Ganga Raju, Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajiv Shukla, Mumbai Cricket Association Vice-President Ashish Shelar and Orissa Cricket Association secretary Mr. Ashirbad Behera. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) expressed happiness at the development. BCCI joint secretary Subir Ganguly said the association would leave no stone unturned to make the event a success.

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