Sydney:Expressing his displeasure over the fixture of the Caribbean World Cup, Australia's opening batsman Mathew Hayden held the ICC directly responsible for ''a too long'' mega event and questioned the ground standards and training facilities in the West Indies.
Capacity: 28,000Matches: Super-8 and finalCost (renovation): US$45 millionThe Kensington Oval is located to the west of the capital-city Bridgetown the in Barbados Island.
Kochi:International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani praised Kochi as a good venue to host matches saying that most of the facilities at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium were on par with those elsewhere in the country.
New Delhi:Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today inspected facilities at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium, which will host One-day international match between India and England on March 28.
Bangalore:Preparations were in full swing for hosting the 2007 World Cup Cricket by West Indies, its yesteryear cricketer Ian Bishop said today.
Bangalore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has granted international status to the Tangier Cricket Stadium in Morocco, an official approval that will allow it become North Africa's first international cricket venue.
Chatsworth (South Africa): The Indian cricket team suffered a "big setback" on Tuesday, when a scheduled three-day match against a South African President's XI was abandoned due to a wet outfield, team manager Mahendra Bhargava said.
Singapore? notch facilities and experience at hosting big events should count in Australia and New Zealand's favour when the ICC make an "in principle" decision on who hosts the 2011 cricket World Cup.
Bangalore: The M Chinnaswamy Stadium is a beehive of activity on the eve of the first One-day International between Australia and India scheduled to be played on March 25. Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary Brijesh Patel and his dedicated team of workers are striving to leave no stone unturned for the success of the event in every sense of the word. Brijesh, a former international cricketer of repute and an astute businessman, took time off from his hectic schedule to share a few thoughts on what goes behind in organising an event of such magnitude with Thatscricket.com in this