Umpires announced for tournament opener
Australia’s Steve Davis and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena have been named as the umpires for the opening match of the World Cup between India and Bangladesh.
Billy Doctrove and Asad Rauf, both from the elite panel, will be the third and fourth umpires, for the game in Dhaka on February 19, while Ranjan Madugalle will be the match referee
Other umpires confirmed for the tournament include Aleem Dar, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill, Asoka de Silva, Simon Taufel, Rod Tucker, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Amish Saheba and Shahvir Tarapore.
Ticket demand causes injury in Chennai
Hundreds of fans queuing for World Cup tickets pushed down a section of wall at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, injuring one person.
Crowds were trying to get tickets to the India v West Indies game on March 20 when the wall gave way.
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association secretary K.S. Viswanathan said: “The wall is at the periphery of the stadium and a small portion of it collapsed when fans pressed against it.”
Sri Lankan politician makes plea to the ICC
Former president of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) Thilanga Sumathipala has asked the ICC not to exclude Eden Gardens as a World Cup venue.
The historic stadium in Kolkata has already lost the right to stage the India v England match on February 27 after renovation work was deemed too far behind schedule.
The fate on the remaining three non-India matches hosted on the ground in March is subject to approval by the ICC team who will visit the venue in three phases on February 7, 14 and 22.
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