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A DANGEROUS pitch led to the abandonment of yesterday's fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka, leading to crowd unrest and immediate recriminations for Indian officials.
Sent in to bat first, Sri Lanka had crumbled to 83-5 on the difficult Kotla pitch before the third delivery of the 24th over, from India's rookie paceman Sudeep Tyagi, rose dangerously and flew past the face of batsman Thilina Kandamby.
It proved the last straw for Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who complained to match referee Alan Hurst and onfield umpires Marais Erasmus and Shavir Tarapore, and players left the field.
As discussions continued between match officials and organizers, spectators shouted slogans and abuse at the organizers.
Baton-wielding police were called in to clear the stands of spectators, some of whom had vented their anger by smashing chairs. The teams were whisked away from the stadium before the abandonment was announced more than an hour after the suspension.
Later in the day, confronted with mounting criticism, the Indian cricket board scrapped its pitches panel.
"The Board of Control for Cricket in India has disbanded its grounds and pitches committee with immediate effect," board secretary Narainswamy Srinivasan said.
Srinivasan did not say if the BCCI would take action against New Delhi's cricket association, but local organizing committee chief Arun Jaitley apologized to fans.
"We deeply regret and offer our sincere apologies, this is a serious matter that we will inquire into," said Jaitley, president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association and vice president of the Indian board.
Former India captains Bishan Singh Bedi and Dilip Vengsarkar slammed the DDCA for the fiasco, with Bedi urging strong action against officials.
"The DDCA has made a mess out of the pitch, they should own up responsibility," said Bedi.
Vengsarkar said the now-disbanded BCCI pitch panel was responsible. "It's shameful that such a pitch was prepared for an international match. Some deliveries were rearing up even from good length."
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.
Sent in to bat first, Sri Lanka had crumbled to 83-5 on the difficult Kotla pitch before the third delivery of the 24th over, from India's rookie paceman Sudeep Tyagi, rose dangerously and flew past the face of batsman Thilina Kandamby.
It proved the last straw for Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who complained to match referee Alan Hurst and onfield umpires Marais Erasmus and Shavir Tarapore, and players left the field.
As discussions continued between match officials and organizers, spectators shouted slogans and abuse at the organizers.
Baton-wielding police were called in to clear the stands of spectators, some of whom had vented their anger by smashing chairs. The teams were whisked away from the stadium before the abandonment was announced more than an hour after the suspension.
Later in the day, confronted with mounting criticism, the Indian cricket board scrapped its pitches panel.
"The Board of Control for Cricket in India has disbanded its grounds and pitches committee with immediate effect," board secretary Narainswamy Srinivasan said.
Srinivasan did not say if the BCCI would take action against New Delhi's cricket association, but local organizing committee chief Arun Jaitley apologized to fans.
"We deeply regret and offer our sincere apologies, this is a serious matter that we will inquire into," said Jaitley, president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association and vice president of the Indian board.
Former India captains Bishan Singh Bedi and Dilip Vengsarkar slammed the DDCA for the fiasco, with Bedi urging strong action against officials.
"The DDCA has made a mess out of the pitch, they should own up responsibility," said Bedi.
Vengsarkar said the now-disbanded BCCI pitch panel was responsible. "It's shameful that such a pitch was prepared for an international match. Some deliveries were rearing up even from good length."
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.
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