ICC turns down India’s plea to reschedule semi-final
Friday, March 7 2003 19:38 Hrs (IST)

Johannesburg: India's request to have the day-night World Cup semi-final at Durban's Kingsmead ground on March 20 switched to a daytime affair was rejected on Friday, a spokesman for the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

On Thursday, Ali Bacher, the World Cup's executive director, said he would consider a suggestion from BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya for the match to be switched.

Dalmiya's move came following fears, expressed by India captain Saurav Ganguly among others, that the day-night format gave the side bowling second a significant advantage because of increased dew on the pitch.

Copyright AFP 2001

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ICC to consider BCCI’s request over reschedule of semis