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December 29, 2009, Tuesday
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THE International Cricket Council yesterday sought an explanation from the Indian cricket board over the dangerous pitch that led to the abandonment of the fifth and final limited-overs international between India and Sri Lanka.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat told reporters that the Board of Control for Cricket in India has been given 14 days to respond to match referee Alan Hurst's report.
Sunday's match between India and Sri Lanka was called off after protests from the touring team's captain Kumar Sangakkara.
The match was played at New Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium where four matches of the 2011 World Cup are scheduled to be held.
"The ICC has written to the BCCI, forwarding Hurst's report, seeking a reply in 14 days before any action is taken," Lorgat said.
"I don't wish to speculate on the future action. Yesterday's (pitch) was one bad example, but India generally has good pitches," he added.
Alarmingly rising deliveries caused problems to the batsmen from the start of Sunday's match and one delivery from paceman Ashish Nehra struck Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan on his elbow. The batsman was given onfield treatment before play resumed.
Sri Lanka was 83-5 when the game was called off by the match referee after 23.3 overs.
Nearly two months ago, a one-day international between India and Australia was played on the newly laid Kotla pitch, which India won by seven wickets.
This is the second time an India-Sri Lanka one-dayer has been abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. In 1997, a limited-overs international in the central Indian city of Indore was stopped after just three overs.
Indore was banned from hosting international match for two years.
Also, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was presented with the ICC's test championship mace after leading his country to the top of the rankings. Only Australia and South Africa have previously been the No. 1 team since the inception of the rankings in 2001.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat told reporters that the Board of Control for Cricket in India has been given 14 days to respond to match referee Alan Hurst's report.
Sunday's match between India and Sri Lanka was called off after protests from the touring team's captain Kumar Sangakkara.
The match was played at New Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium where four matches of the 2011 World Cup are scheduled to be held.
"The ICC has written to the BCCI, forwarding Hurst's report, seeking a reply in 14 days before any action is taken," Lorgat said.
"I don't wish to speculate on the future action. Yesterday's (pitch) was one bad example, but India generally has good pitches," he added.
Alarmingly rising deliveries caused problems to the batsmen from the start of Sunday's match and one delivery from paceman Ashish Nehra struck Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan on his elbow. The batsman was given onfield treatment before play resumed.
Sri Lanka was 83-5 when the game was called off by the match referee after 23.3 overs.
Nearly two months ago, a one-day international between India and Australia was played on the newly laid Kotla pitch, which India won by seven wickets.
This is the second time an India-Sri Lanka one-dayer has been abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. In 1997, a limited-overs international in the central Indian city of Indore was stopped after just three overs.
Indore was banned from hosting international match for two years.
Also, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was presented with the ICC's test championship mace after leading his country to the top of the rankings. Only Australia and South Africa have previously been the No. 1 team since the inception of the rankings in 2001.
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