ICC confirms receiving report from BCCI on New Delhi pitch

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed it has received a report from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the Feroz Shah Kotla ground pitch in New Delhi.

The ICC's General Manager - Cricket, David Richardson, and the ICC's chief match referee Ranjan Madugalle will now consider all the evidence, including studying video footage of the match, before reaching their decision in due course.

On 27 December 2009, the fifth and last ODI between India and Sri Lanka was abandoned after 23.3 overs.

In accordance with the revised ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, which came into effect from 1 October 2009, Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees submitted a report to the ICC expressing his concerns over the quality of the pitch.

Under clause 3.3 of the regulations governing the process, the ICC provided the BCCI with a copy of Mr Hurst's report and requested the BCCI to respond. The BCCI has now provided a reply to the ICC's request.

The ICC will make no further comments until Mr Richardson and Mr Madugalle have reached their decision.

ICC's Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process is available here.