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PCB chief unhappy with Kotla
Shaharyar Khan said he would never have organised a match that will be witnessed by the leaders of two nations at an unfinished venue.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shaharyar Khan is unhappy with the arrangements at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium where the final India-Pakistan one-dayer is to be played on Sunday.
Khan was on Tuesday quoted as saying by a local daily he would never have organised a match that will be witnessed by the leaders of two nations at such an underdeveloped venue.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to watch the match here after the latter expressed a desire to witness one of the matches of the current series.
The Feroz Shah Kotla stadium is in the midst of a complete overhaul and just about half of its 60,000 capacity will be available to spectators.
A petition had been filed in the Indian Supreme Court for stopping the match on the ground that security measures were inadequate. This was rejected on Monday.
Shaharyar Khan had last month been engaged in a wordy duel with match organizers, the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), over the number of tickets to be reserved for Pakistani fans.
Khan said he had been promised 3,000 tickets but eventually received a little over 2,000.
The Delhi one-dayer will be final match of the Pakistani team's 50-day India tour.
