ICC World Cup 2023: CAB President Says ICC Officials Are 'Happy With Eden Gardens Infrastructure'

On Saturday (August 05), the International Cricket Council (ICC) surveyed Kolkata’s Eden Gardens which is going to host some crucial matches of the ICC World Cup 2023 which is going to start on 5th October.

A seven members committee from ICC visited the renowned stadium along with 11 members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to inspect the infrastructure for the crowd management of the Eden Garden during the ICC World Cup 2023.

In a statement, the CAB president, Snehasis Ganguly said that the ICC officials are happy with the work and further added that the spex body committee members had an issue with the washroom but were happy to see the work is going on to end the work before ICC World Cup 2023.

“They don’t have much observation. They are satisfied with the work. After IPL they are very happy with the clubhouse, conference room, and all. They have little issue with the washroom. But they are happy with the work that is going on. We are discussing on improving the commentary boxes. We are in the discussion stage. They will mail us the report and will again have an inspection on 1st of September,” Snehasis Ganguly said.

Snehasis Ganguly further added that the work at Eden Gardens will be completed before September and said that they had a talk with the police commissioner about the security management.

“We will be finishing our work before September. During Kali Puja, security problems will be police issues. We don’t have such an official thing. We had a discussion with the police about the plan. We had a discussion with the commissioner. We are confident about hosting that match. Hope Kolkata Police will give security,” Ganguly added.

While talking about the capacity of Eden Gardens, CAB President said that the stadium can accommodate 65500 fans and confirmed that everything will be finalized during the next inspection.

“Capacity is the same as 65500. Everything will be done before the second inspection. We are in progress. There is no confirmation on ticket prices,” CAB President further added.

During the ICC World Cup 2023, the CAB officials decided to provide water to the fans in the pouch system, and they still did not get a confirmation on free water distribution.

“We will give drinking water in a pouch system. We have not got any clarification on free drinking water. They have demanded extra area for broadcasting and we will try to accommodate,” CAB President said on water distribution during ICC World Cup 2023.

“Recliners chairs are modernized in the dressing room. We are also providing a massage room and sauna bath for the players. Practice facilities are the same,” Snehasis Ganguly concluded.

Men in Blues’ fixture at Eden Gardens in ICC World Cup 2023

India is to play only one game at Eden Gardens in Kolkata during the ICC World Cup 2023. Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blues will take on South Africa on November 5th, 2023. Eden Gardens will also host one playoff during ICC World Cup 2023.