International Cricket Council – ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has virtually ruled out any possibility of an India match being held at the Eden Gardens. However, the three World Cup fixtures at the venue next month are expected to be held as per schedule. Lorgat told mediapersons at a promotional event in New Delhi today that he has received a preliminary report after yesterday's inspection of the venue and the progress has been very good since January 25. He said in all likelihood, the remaining three matches will be held there as per schedule.Eden Gardens was originally allotted four World Cup matches but the India-England game originally scheduled there on February 27 was shifted to Bangalore due to under-preparedness of the stadium.The three remaining matches scheduled to be held at the venue are South Africa vs Ireland on March 15, Netherlands vs Ireland on March 18 and Zimbabwe vs Kenya onMarch 20. In a statement, the International Cricket council said it is encouraged by the progress made towards completing the necessary construction work at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It said the three-member ICC inspection team, which visited the ground yesterday, still believes that the outstanding work can be completed in time to host the three ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 matches, scheduled for Eden Gardens on 15, 18 and 20 March.
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Lorgat rules out possibility of Indian match at Eden