Kolkata stadium not ready for India versus England
Published:Thursday | January 27, 2011 | 1:47 PM
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has ruled that Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium in India will not be ready in time to host one of its World Cup games.
A new venue is now being sought for the India versus England game on February 27.
However, Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in India and the three Sri Lankan venues have all been approved, subject to minor work.
The World Cup, co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, begins on February 19 with Kolkata originally scheduled to host four group games.
Earlier in the week, Sri Lanka's upcoming one-day internationals against West Indies were moved to another Colombo venue, the Sinhalese Sports Club, on ICC advice, to allow work to be carried out.