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30-Oct-2009 16:12:00 GMT
ICC World Cup, 2011

Improve Players Arena at Eden Gardens - ICC

Kolkata: An ICC delegation, on an inspection tour, on Friday advised Cricket Association of Bengal to improve the players arena of the historic Eden Gardens, a venue of the 2011 World Cup.

The ICC team, in their first stop over of the India leg, was though satisfied with the pitch and overall condition of the stadium.

"It is a historical ground which has hosted the World Cup final (1987), semi-final (1996) in the past. It's wonderful to see the redevelopment work going on at full swing. We have exchanged few thoughts and this is just the beginning of an ongoing process," said ICC events manager Chris Tetley.

Elaborating on the suggestion, CAB joint secretary Biswarup Dey said, "They want the dressing room to be improved. There should be ample space for relaxation and a separate dining space that should be adjacent to the dressing room."

Terming it a fact-finding mission, the ICC experts said they were aiming for a spectator-friendly stadium and would continue with the process till the start of the premier event.

The team, which included former Australian off-spinner Tim May, currently the CEO of Federation of International Cricket Association said, "We are associated with ICC since the last World Cup in the West Indies in 2007. We have been looking after matters related to players."

The ICC would also send somebody to assess the security arrangement during the India-Sri Lanka one-dayer to be held on December 24.

The other members of the team were Kiwi curator Andy Atkinson, John Rhodes (security officer), Eugene Van (Stadium Consultant), Sami-Ul-Hasan (media and communication manager), Remus D'Cruz (accounts manager), Aarti Singh Dabas Murgatroyd (Media Rights and Broadcast officer), Phil Betts (ESS director, production), Richard Lamotzte, Rachael Church (cricket logistics) and Shirley Rattray (cricket logistics).


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