Pranab to talk to Pawar over Eden WC match impasse

Kolkata, Jan 30 (PTI) Union Finance Minister PranabMukherjee today said that he would speak to ICC presidentSharad Pawar about the impasse over holding the India-EnglandWorld Cup cricket match at the Eden Gardens here.

"(Cricket Association of Bengal) president JagmohanDalmiya came to me yesterday. I had a talk with him. I am notfamiliar with the matter so much. I will, however, talk toSharad Pawar," Mukherjee told reporters here.

"Any problem about holding the match will have to beresolved by them," Mukherjee said without elaborating.

Dalmiya, after a meeting with his CAB colleagues, headedstraight to Mukherjee''s residence yesterday, but had declinedto talk to the media.

On Thursday, the ICC ruled out Kolkata as a host venueafter its inspection team deemed the Eden Gardens unpreparedand expressed concerns about various facilities in the stadiumbeing ready in time for the February 27 game.