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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yama_palla" data-source="post: 9276154" data-attributes="member: 321681">SLC chief claims stadiums ready, slams critical newspapersSri Lanka Cricket chairman DS de Silva has accused the Sri Lankan media of publishing false reports over the delay in constructing World Cup venues.  "Can you take seriously what those newspapers say? Have those newspapers ever said anything good?" De Silva asked the BBC's Sinhala Service.  "What can I do if they continue publishing wrong reports?” he added.  He was commenting over the reports claiming that the progress of building Sri Lanka's three World Cup venues are lagging behind the ICC deadlines.  The International Cricket Council has raised concerns over some venues.  ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat recently revealed that five of the 15 venues across the three host countries were behind.  "We haven't stopped anybody from visiting the venues. They can now visit the venues and publish their reports," de Silva had said.  He added that the ICC officials, including pitch specialist Andy Atkinson who recently visited all three venues, have expressed satisfaction over the progress in constructions.  "Both R Premadasa Stadium and Pallekele Stadium are 99% ready. I hope Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium will also be ready soon," added De Silva.  "Apart from Hambantota, only the cleaning phase is left in the other two stadiums."  "Those who questioned about the venues are not saying anything now.  "When they see the progress on television, those newspapers are now really surprised how we managed to build three international stadiums within nine months."  - BBC Sinhala Service</blockquote>

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