Faced with mounting flak from all quarters after the fiasco at Sunday's IPL match at the Eden Gardens, the West Bengal government on Monday announced constitution of a three-member committee to probe the debacle.
An underprepared pitch and a 31 minute power snag towards end of the tie between Kollata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers had put off the local outfit owner Shah Rukh Khan, who declared a slew of `decisions' late on Sunday for his team's subsequent encounters to be held at the Eden Gardens.
To add to the woes, the giant electronic scoreboard at the ground failed to work, evoking sharp reactions from both the teams.
“It's very sad and unfortunate turn of events. The state government has constituted a three-member committee to investigate the factors behind all this,” West Bengal sports minister Subhas Chakraborty said. The committee will submit its report before April 29.
“Such lapses occurred due to inexperience. The CAB also failed to co-ordinate with the State government to ensure a foolproof arrangement,” Chakraborty said. While the BCCI has asked its Pitch and Grounds Committee chairman Daljit Singh to rush to Eden Gardens and suggest remedies. While Shah Rukh and Riders' coach John Buchanon indicated that efforts are on to fly in a ground expert from Australia.
Cricket Association of Bengal president Prasun Mukherjee said the CAB had agreed to the proposal. “I told them that we have no problems with that. The pitch is being prepared by our local curators under the supervision of Daljit Singh.
“I also received a message from IPL cricket committee chairman MAK Pataudi. They have all expressed serious concern over the wicket,” he said.
Though Eden Gardens curator Kalyan Mitra went to the dressing rooms of Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers and apologised for the condition of the pitch, it failed to soften the agitated minds.
“The curator apologised to all of us. He has promised a better wicket for our next match as also the five other games the team will play at the Eden later in the tournament,” Australian captain Ricky Ponting, a member of the Knight Riders, disclosed.
The CAB backed Mitra. “He will be in charge till the end of his contract in July. We have no plans to replace him,” CAB joint secretary Samar Pal said.
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2)It is a shame when somebody gets a whooping salary for playing few hours while most of the nation struggle to get full meal even after whole life of hard work.
