Delay World Cup sites

Garden Eden to host four games
CEO of ICC Haroon Lorgat revealed that preparations at five of the cricket World Cup host stadiums are delayed.

However, Lorgat is confident that all sites for the tournament in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be ready in time.

"I'm sure they will be ready," said Lorgat. "All our reports do not indicate something like what happened during the Commonwealth Games."

The opener between the India and Bangladesh takes place February 19.

More worrying is the stage of Wankhede, Mumbai, who is hosting the finals April 2, but which is still in major renovations.

The stages are slightly behind, but they you be done before the start of the World Cup
Haroon Lorgat
ICC Chief Executive

There are similar problems in Garden Eden of 80,000 seats in Mumbai.

Indian sport is during the breakup of last year's Commonwealth Games when several teams threatened to withdraw because of incomplete or substandard facilities.

However, the Executive Director of the International Cricket Council has concerns.

"The stages are slightly behind," he said. "There are four in particular, but they you be done before the start of the World Cup."

Lorgat denied suggestions that the outcome of the hearing of fixation spot against three players of Pakistan, due to be announced on February 5, could tarnish event jewel of the ICC.

"There is some time between the verdict and the beginning of the tournament," said Lorgat. "It is one of the reasons why we were keen to do well before the start of the World Cup."

Lorgat would not discuss details of the case against Salman Butt and Amir Mohammed Mohammed Asif, but expressed himself happy how the issue was addressed.

"I think we did very well for this position with a six-day court who has served and now, we expect a judgment," he said.

Lorgat also confirmed that the ICC would consider to introduce the umpire decision review system in one day internationals after he is experienced in the World Cup.

"We will it use during Cup after the World Cup and the world see us at the next meeting of the Committee of", he said.

England and Australia will become the first sides to use the control system in one day internationals in their seven-game series starting on in Melbourne on Sunday.

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