The Ferozshah Kotla has lost the rights to hold an India-Sri Lanka T20 game on February 12, and now risks losing World Twenty20 games.
Justice Mukul Mudgal, who may be approached by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) in the ongoing Ferozshah Kotla row, has said that he is trying everything to gain clearances for the ground to hold international cricket fixtures in future.
After managing to smoothly conduct the India-South Africa Test in November 2015 under the High Court's orders, Mudgal expected to enable the Kotla to successfully host the scheduled games for the coming World T20.
"I have continued to work with the DDCA after the South Africa Test as well. I am trying to ensure that Ferozeshah Kotla has all the clearances in place to ensure they can hold international matches without a hitch in future," Mudgal told a news daily. "The talks to secure most of the clearances are at a very advanced stage. But I can't give a final date by which we'll be able to get all of them. We are dealing with a lot of different civic authorities here and it's impossible to give a timeline," he added.
The Ferozshah Kotla has lost the rights to hold an India-Sri Lanka T20 game on February 12, and now risks losing World Twenty20 games including the March 30 semifinal. It has been given time only till Sunday evening to furnish all clearances, which DDCA says is too short a deadline.
Asked if the BCCI's Sunday deadline was unrealistic for DDCA, Mudgal said: "It is a matter between DDCA and BCCI and they have to sort it out."
DDCA acting president Chetan Chauhan has approached the BCCI with a request to extend the deadline, after the Delhi HC snubbed the body's appeal to allow the Kotla to hold the February 12 India-Sri Lanka game.
"We told BCCI officials that we will have all the compliance certificates ready for the World T20 but it will not be possible to get all clearances before February 12," Chauhan said.
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