Here’s why Sourav Ganguly is fine with BCCI taking away India-West Indies ODI from Eden Gardens
The Mumbai Cricket Association on Wednesday said it has adopted a wait and watch policy on the issue of complimentary passes for the October 29 India-West Indies ODI here but made it clear that the number allotted at this point is too low.
Apart from MCA, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has also opposed the curtailing of the complimentary passes. CAB President Sourav Ganguly has stated that it won’t be possible to host the first India-West Indies T20 International on November 4 if the matter is not resolved.
“We will have to give the complimentary tickets which we have been giving. We cannot compromise on that. And I completely understand the problems faced by Indore/MPCA and I’m totally with them, because the practical problems are never understood. Their claim is completely legitimate,” Ganguly was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
“I cannot go and ask the government agencies, bureaucrats – people who make the match happen – to collect tickets and pay. I don’t know what they (BCCI) will do. If they want (to take the game away), they can. But we are not going to compromise,” added Ganguly.
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