Kolkata Knight Riders

Eden curator apologises for the pitch

By admin ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Post a comment

Facing criticism for the poor strip for their Indian Premier League tie against Deccan Chargers, Eden Gardens curator Kalyan Mitra went to the Kolkata Knight Riders dressing room and apologised to the players even as there was a move to fly in a pitch consultant from Australia to improve the state of the wicket.

“The curator came to our dressing room after the match and apologised to all of us. He has promised a better wicket for our next match as also the five other games the team will play at the Eden later in the tournament,” Australian captain Ricky Ponting, a member of the Knight Riders, disclosed in Kolkata.

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