Dalmiya should resign from CAB, says long-time opponent
January 27th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The knives were out for Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya Thursday, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) ruling out Eden Gardens as the venue for the Feb 27 India-England match of the World Cup. A staunch Dalmiya opponent demanded his resignation from the post of CAB president.”This is very shameful. It must be found out why the match could not be staged,” former CAB joint secretary Samar Pal told IANS.
Demanding that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the CAB be convened immediately, Pal said: “Dalmiya has to explain why we lost the match. Dalmiya should resign by owning moral responsibility. Such a thing has never happened in Bengal. To rid us of our shame, he should resign.”
Pal has for years led the anti-Dalmiya faction in the CAB.
The ICC Thursday took away the Feb 27 match following an adverse report from the venue inspection team that visited the ground Jan 25.
“The expert report determined that Eden Gardens in Kolkata would not be ready within an acceptable time frame to host the India vs England ICC Cricket World Cup match on Feb 27,” the ICC said in a statement.
“Of particular concern was the fact that host venue obligations in relation to cricket operations, media, broadcast and sponsorship facilities were not finalised and/or confirmed by the venue,” it said.
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- Bengal intellectuals shocked at Eden fiasco - Jan 31, 2011
- BCCI asks ICC to reconsider decision on Eden - Jan 28, 2011
- ICC to inspect Eden Feb 7 for three other matches - Jan 30, 2011
- BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain appeals to ICC to reconsider Eden - Feb 01, 2011
- CAB accuse ICC of double standards on Eden Gardens - Jan 29, 2011
- ICC turns down BCCI's request; Eden's replacement by Jan 31 - Jan 29, 2011
- Dalmiya seeks ten-day grace, urges board to persuade ICC - Jan 28, 2011
- BCCI's agenda against Dalmiya behind Eden fiasco: Kapil - Feb 14, 2011
- Bengal cricket body lashes out at ICC, BCCI - Jan 27, 2011
- Pranab agrees to speak to ICC chief - Jan 30, 2011
- Lorgat regrets Eden losing out on India-England game - Feb 03, 2011
- Eden Gardens WC fiasco: Pranab Mukherjee to meet Sharad Pawar - Jan 30, 2011
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