The ICC has rejected the request by the Eden Gardens administrators to be allowed to hold an India match as compensation for losing the India-England match on February 27.
The hundred-thousand capacity ground in Kolkota was stripped of the India-England match fixture by the ICC due to lack of preparedness, and the game was subsequently shifted to Bangalore.
But the venue is set to host the remaining three matches in March with the International Cricket Control Board chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat indicating the venue will get the necessary go-ahead.
However, the ICC team is set to conduct two further inspections on February 14 and 22 before an official go-ahead is given to the venue, which has been allotted the South Africa-Ireland match on March 15, the Ireland-Netherlands game on March 18 and the Zimbabwe-Kenya clash on March 20.
With things turning around for Kolkota, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) wanted the the India-Ireland game on March 6 to be shifted to Kolkata from Bangalore since the south Indian city already had the India-England match.
But the ICC chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat has squashed their hopes, saying it would create logistical problems. .
"That will be extremely difficult," Lorgat said.
"A shifting requires all sorts of logistical changes which may not be possible in such a short duration."
Earlier the CAB joint secretary Biswarup Dey had said shifting March 6 fixture to Kolkota from Bangalore will placate the local cricket fans who are upset after the snub.
"I think losing the India-England tie has been punishment enough. The cricket-loving people of Kolkata don't deserve to be punished any further. The India-Ireland tie would be somewhat of a compensation," Dey said.
The hundred-thousand capacity ground in Kolkota was stripped of the India-England match fixture by the ICC due to lack of preparedness, and the game was subsequently shifted to Bangalore.
But the venue is set to host the remaining three matches in March with the International Cricket Control Board chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat indicating the venue will get the necessary go-ahead.
However, the ICC team is set to conduct two further inspections on February 14 and 22 before an official go-ahead is given to the venue, which has been allotted the South Africa-Ireland match on March 15, the Ireland-Netherlands game on March 18 and the Zimbabwe-Kenya clash on March 20.
With things turning around for Kolkota, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) wanted the the India-Ireland game on March 6 to be shifted to Kolkata from Bangalore since the south Indian city already had the India-England match.
But the ICC chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat has squashed their hopes, saying it would create logistical problems. .
"That will be extremely difficult," Lorgat said.
"A shifting requires all sorts of logistical changes which may not be possible in such a short duration."
Earlier the CAB joint secretary Biswarup Dey had said shifting March 6 fixture to Kolkota from Bangalore will placate the local cricket fans who are upset after the snub.
"I think losing the India-England tie has been punishment enough. The cricket-loving people of Kolkata don't deserve to be punished any further. The India-Ireland tie would be somewhat of a compensation," Dey said.