ICC refuses to review decision of shifting WC match at Eden

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The International Cricket Council
has rejected the Board Of Control For Cricket In India's
(BCCI) plea to reconsider its decision of shifting the
February 27 World Cup match between India and England out of
the historic Eden Gardens.
According to reliable sources in the board, ICC chief
executive Haroon Lorgat informed BCCI president Shashank
Manohar about the parent body's decision of not considering
the Indian board's request sent at the behest of the Cricket
Association of Bengal.
It has been learnt that the ICC has stuck to its stand
and is not ready to consider CAB's appeal that it will hand
over the stadium to the ICC on February 7.
"Yes, the BCCI has forwarded the ICC's e-mail which
states that they have rejected our plea. As far as we are
concerned we are ready to host matches. But if the parent body
has already made up its mind, there is little we can do about
it," a senior CAB official said.
The state association officials are now in desperate
damage control mode and want to ensure the remaining three
non-India matches are not taken away which will then leave
them in shambles.
The historic 100,000 capacity stadium lost the right to
host the crucial India-England tie after failing to meet the
completion deadline for renovation work.