Kolkata: Former India skipper and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Sourav Ganguly today confirmed that they have no problem of hosting an International match at the Eden Gardens despite of heavy rains in the city and they are fully ready to host the second ODI match between India and Australia which will be played on September 21.
“The ground is in good shape and will be ready for the ODI. It rained a lot these few days but we have all bases covered,” Ganguly, former India captain, told reporters. Earlier, the pitch curator of Eden Gardens Sujan Mukherjee had expressed his worries on the preparations getting hampered as the heavy rain lashed the City of Joy in recent weeks.
Virat Kohli led Indian cricket team will play a five-match ODI rubber which is starting from September 17. The Men in Blue are going through a scintillating run as they beat Sri Lanka on their home soil by 9-0 across Tests, ODIs and one-off T20I.
The itinerary:
Against Australia:
Sep 12: Warm-up match in Chennai
Sep 17: 1st ODI in Chennai
Sep 21: 2nd ODI in Kolkata
Sep 24: 3rd ODI in Indore
Sep 28: 4th ODI in Bengaluru
Oct 1: 5th ODI in Nagpur
Oct 7: 1st T20I in Ranchi
Oct 10: 2nd T20I in Guwahati
Oct 13: 3rd T20I in Hyderabad