Web Statistics

Saturday 20 October 2012

New Ranchi Stadium Gets Approval From ICC

The newly built stadium at Ranchi has got the approval from ICC for hosting International matches.It was inspected by the team headed by David Boon.They inspected the stadium and was satisfied by the facilites provided there.The stadium was also inspected by a 3-member team from England Cricket Board (ECB) and they also gave it the green signal.

"The ICC had given the green signal to hold the ODI four days ago. The last time Jharkhand had hosted an ODI was in 2006 against England (in Jamshedpur)," Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) president Amitabh Choudhary said. "And there is every possibility of Dhoni leading India on his home soil for the first time." 

The stadium is yet to host a match there.It will be hosting its first international match on January 19 which will bw the 3rd ODI of the upcoming series between India and England.The stadium is located at Ranchi which is the hometown of Indian Captain M.S.Dhoni.

0 comments:

Post a Comment