Kotla out of contention to host SA Test

28 December,2009 03:12 PM IST |   |  AGENCIES

After the pitch fiasco during the India-Sri Lanka fifth and final ODI, Ferozeshah Kotla is out of contention to host one of the two Tests against South Africa next year.


After the pitch fiasco during the India-Sri Lanka fifth and final ODI, Ferozeshah Kotla is out of contention to host one of the two Tests against South Africa next year.
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Earlier on Sunday, the fifth ODI was cancelled due to unplayable pitch conditions. Even the fiasco now has put a big question mark on the four games the Ferozeshah Kotla is scheduled to host for the 2011 World Cup.


Sources said the BCCI will not reinstate the Grounds and Pitches Committee which the board on Sunday had disbanded with immediate effect.


"The BCCI has disbanded its Grounds and Pitches Committee with immediate effect," a one-line statement issued by BCCI secretary N Srinivasan had said.

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