Kamlesh Barjati
Banned
- Joined
- 26 May 2011
- Messages
- 1,087
- Reaction score
- 31
The Rangiri Dambulla cricket stadium has not been dropped as an international venue although it will not host the day/night matches, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told parliament here on Tuesday.
Aluthgamage said the venue has been excluded from the Twenty20 World Cup to be hosted by Sri Lanka.
"The ICC ruled that it cannot be used due to the lack of a training venue within 45 minutes travelling range of the stadium," said Aluthgamage.
He said that Dambulla would no longer be used as a day/night venue. The ground was commissioned in 2001 with the idea of hosting one-day internationals throughout the year including the monsoon season.
Dambulla comes in the north central province's dry zone which traditionally records least annual rainfall.
India, in August 2008, was the last international touring side to play there as the venue was overlooked in preference of the two new stadiums -- the Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium in Hambantota and the Pallekele stadium in Kandy.
© PTI
Aluthgamage said the venue has been excluded from the Twenty20 World Cup to be hosted by Sri Lanka.
"The ICC ruled that it cannot be used due to the lack of a training venue within 45 minutes travelling range of the stadium," said Aluthgamage.
He said that Dambulla would no longer be used as a day/night venue. The ground was commissioned in 2001 with the idea of hosting one-day internationals throughout the year including the monsoon season.
Dambulla comes in the north central province's dry zone which traditionally records least annual rainfall.
India, in August 2008, was the last international touring side to play there as the venue was overlooked in preference of the two new stadiums -- the Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium in Hambantota and the Pallekele stadium in Kandy.
© PTI
