Sad News: ICC 'removes' Kotla as T20 WC venue, restores it later ..

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In a major goof-up, the International
Cricket Council (ICC), on its official
website, removed Delhi's Ferozeshah
Kotla from the list of venues for the
2016 T20 WC, which gets under way in
less than a month's time. The glitch
was set right by Wednesday afternoon
(February 10) but not before causing a
flutter in the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) and Delhi District
Cricket Association (DDCA).

Kotla is scheduled to host four T20 WC
games apart from women's T20 WC
matches. But the venue has been
dogged by controversies lately and its
status as a host remains under
question.
The ICC, in a rush to declare the final
fixtures list, not only removed Kotla as
one of the venues but also named
Nagpur and Bengaluru as replacement
centres.
The BCCI, however, was clueless about
the development. "We have not made
any changes to the T20 WC venues list
yet. Read More: ICC 'removes' Kotla as T20 WC venue, restores it later - Cricbuzz
 
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