da betway： The Sri Lanka Cricket Board’s (BCCSL) interim committee took the decision onThursday to remove the controversial Rangiri Dambulla International Stadiumfrom its list of venues for next month’s one-day triangular series
da bet7： Sa'adi Thawfeeq14-Jun-2001The Sri Lanka Cricket Board’s (BCCSL) interim committee took the decision onThursday to remove the controversial Rangiri Dambulla International Stadiumfrom its list of venues for next month’s one-day triangular series.Interim committee sources said the decision to take the matches away fromDambulla was arrived at on the advice of their lawyers and with theconsultation of the Sports Minister.They said legal implications on the ownership of the land was the mainissue regarding the change of venue.The interim committee was looking for an alternative venue to play thethree matches involving Sri Lanka, India and New Zealand. The matches aredue to be played between July 25-28.Galle International Stadium and the Saravanamuttu Stadium are the onesthat are looked at as alternative venues.The Dambulla stadium, built in 175 days at an initially estimated cost of Rs. 300 million, hosted the first One-Day International between Sri Lanka and England on March 23.Since then a legal dispute over the ownership of the land and the allegedmismanagement of finances which is currently under investigation haveraised a question mark against the staging of international matches at this venue.The first four-day unofficial Test between Sri Lanka A and Pakistan A iscurrently being played there.
