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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yama_palla" data-source="post: 9276126" data-attributes="member: 321681">ICC sounds red alert on Sri Lanka World Cup venues<img src="http://www.islandcricket.lk/sites/default/files/IC55400201023.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />December 17, 2010 : The  International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup venue inspection team,  which visited Sri Lanka earlier this month, have raised serious concern  over all three Sri Lankan venues assigned to host next year’s ICC  Cricket World Cup. Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium which is to host the final on April 2 and  Kolkata’s Eden Gardens have also raised concerns for the 30-man ICC team  that visited all World Cup venues to check the progress of construction  work, international media reports claimed. "The ICC also fears that three other tournament venues in Sri Lanka are way behind schedule," reported England’s Daily Mail yesterday. Several other international newspapers and websites which were privy  to the report submitted to the ICC by the venue inspection team headed  by Chris Tetley confirmed that the ICC team, in its report, had  expressed dissatisfaction over the state of all three Sri Lankan venues –  Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota  and the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. The ICC team which assessed the preparedness of the venues have  stated in their interim evaluation report that the venues haven’t  adhered to the November 30 deadline, under the Host Agreement, to  complete all construction work. Professor Eugene van Vuuren, the ICC’s Stadium Consultant, had also  made comment on the report stating that the venues may at best be  completed by late January. "This pre-supposes no unforeseen delays or further impacts on construction by the current poor weather," he wrote. <img src="http://www.islandcricket.lk/sites/default/files/IC2010121750545.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />"Following  completion of the building works, there are a number of activities that  need to be completed, including site clearance, landscaping and  necessary beautification of the grounds, interior finishing and  furnishing, facility commissioning and certification by local  authorities, securing of the venue precinct perimeters and installation  of entry gates, testing of all facilities including certification of the  floodlight lux levels, and installation of temporary infrastructure  required specifically for the World Cup," the report stated. The ICC team will make their final inspection after the fresh  deadline of January 15 for completion of venue construction, and will  give their final verdict on whether the venues will host the matches or  not. The ICC team in its colour-coded report, have given 'red marks' to several facilities at all three Sri Lankan venues. "If construction is not completed by January 15, it is not possible  to confirm that the venues will be in a suitable condition to be handed  over by January 31," the report goes on to state. This inspection team will take a final decision whether these venues  will be used or the matches will be shifted to the back-up venues, if  the original venues fail to meet the required standard. The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo and the Rangiri Dambulla  Stadium in Dambulla are the back-up venues that have been proposed by  Sri Lanka Cricket to the ICC.</blockquote>

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