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| There has been uproar in India after a cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday was called off because the pitch was deemed unfit for play. | There has been uproar in India after a cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday was called off because the pitch was deemed unfit for play. |
| The final one-day international match was being played at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in the capital Delhi. | The final one-day international match was being played at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in the capital Delhi. |
| Sri Lanka, sent in to bat, were 83-5 in the 24th over when the umpires stopped play with officials deeming the surface too treacherous for play to continue. | Sri Lanka, sent in to bat, were 83-5 in the 24th over when the umpires stopped play with officials deeming the surface too treacherous for play to continue. |
| The match would not have altered the series result as India held the lead. | The match would not have altered the series result as India held the lead. |
| Correspondents say the cancellation of the match has cast doubt over the four games that the Kotla ground is scheduled to host for the 2011 World Cup. | Correspondents say the cancellation of the match has cast doubt over the four games that the Kotla ground is scheduled to host for the 2011 World Cup. |
| However, Haroon Logat, chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council said that it was "too early to comment on the status of Kotla's World Cup games." | However, Haroon Logat, chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council said that it was "too early to comment on the status of Kotla's World Cup games." |
| The penalty can vary from a simple warning to the cricket authorities to suspension of international matches at the venue for a period of time. | The penalty can vary from a simple warning to the cricket authorities to suspension of international matches at the venue for a period of time. |
| The problem with the pitch became clear after a ball from India seamer Sudeep Tyagi bounced alarmingly before going head-high to wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni. | The problem with the pitch became clear after a ball from India seamer Sudeep Tyagi bounced alarmingly before going head-high to wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni. |
| The square at Kotla had been relaid in April but came in for fierce criticism during both the Champions League and the one-day series against Australia because of its low bounce. | The square at Kotla had been relaid in April but came in for fierce criticism during both the Champions League and the one-day series against Australia because of its low bounce. |
| 'National embarrassment' | 'National embarrassment' |
| The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has dissolved its grounds and pitches committee after Sunday's incident. | |
| The Delhi cricket authorities have apologised to cricket fans and offered to refund ticket costs. | The Delhi cricket authorities have apologised to cricket fans and offered to refund ticket costs. |
| Former Indian cricket board chief and federal minister Sharad Pawar has described the incident as a "national embarrassment". | Former Indian cricket board chief and federal minister Sharad Pawar has described the incident as a "national embarrassment". |
| Media coverage and former cricketers were scathing in their criticism of the cricket authorities for allowing a game on an unreliable pitch. | Media coverage and former cricketers were scathing in their criticism of the cricket authorities for allowing a game on an unreliable pitch. |
| India's Gambhir discusses the pitch with two Sri Lankan batsmen | India's Gambhir discusses the pitch with two Sri Lankan batsmen |
| "Capital Shame", was the headline in The Indian Express newspaper. | "Capital Shame", was the headline in The Indian Express newspaper. |
| "ODI Abandoned, Delhi shamed," said The Times of India newspaper. | "ODI Abandoned, Delhi shamed," said The Times of India newspaper. |
| "What is particularly troubling about the entire affair is that the world's richest [cricket] board cannot ensure the basic playing conditions needed to stage international matches," the newspaper said. | "What is particularly troubling about the entire affair is that the world's richest [cricket] board cannot ensure the basic playing conditions needed to stage international matches," the newspaper said. |
| "What happened in Kotla would be unthinkable in any major venue in other cricket-playing nations". | "What happened in Kotla would be unthinkable in any major venue in other cricket-playing nations". |
| Cricinfo, the cricket website, said Sunday's episode was a blot on Delhi's reputation as a host of international games. | Cricinfo, the cricket website, said Sunday's episode was a blot on Delhi's reputation as a host of international games. |
| "The latest episode is another blotch on New Delhi's reputation as a host of international sporting events," the website said. | "The latest episode is another blotch on New Delhi's reputation as a host of international sporting events," the website said. |
| "It was only a week ago when the Commonwealth Games chief said they could only pray that the venues would be ready in time for the games, between October 4-13 next year." | "It was only a week ago when the Commonwealth Games chief said they could only pray that the venues would be ready in time for the games, between October 4-13 next year." |
| The games are India's biggest event since the 1982 Asian Games and are scheduled for October 3-14 next year. | The games are India's biggest event since the 1982 Asian Games and are scheduled for October 3-14 next year. |
| The last time an international one day cricket match was abandoned because of an "unplayable" pitch was in 1997 during a India-Sri Lanka game in the northern city of Indore. | The last time an international one day cricket match was abandoned because of an "unplayable" pitch was in 1997 during a India-Sri Lanka game in the northern city of Indore. |
| In February, a Test match between West Indies and England was called off after less than 10 overs at Antigua after the players and umpires found the outfield "sandy" and dangerous. | In February, a Test match between West Indies and England was called off after less than 10 overs at Antigua after the players and umpires found the outfield "sandy" and dangerous. |
| Both the match venues were given one-year suspensions. | Both the match venues were given one-year suspensions. |