Deepak Jain Wed, Jan 06 10 04:23 PM
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) Lashing out at the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for using the "poor pitch" argument to save Ferozshah Kotla from a ban, former Test player Kirti Azad today said the body is trying to justify its failure by engaging in a "legal war of words". "As a cricketer, I fail to understand what is the difference between a poor pitch and an unfit pitch. I find it strange that DDCA wants the ICC to allow international matches at a poor pitch, if we accept their plea," Azad said. The Kotla is facing the prospect of a ban after the an India-Sri Lanka one-dayer at the stadium had to be abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. Azad, who stormed out of the DDCA AGM a few days ago on the matter, said DDCA''s failure is "unforgivable" and the body should pay for the embarrassing fiasco. "It''s strange that while experts and players like Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and even Mahendra Singh Dhoni find the pitch unplayable, the administrative bosses try to justify their failure," he said through a written statement. The former India cricketer also said that he would soon meet Sports Minister M S Gill and demand that the government make it mandatory for all the Sports Federations to appoint 50 percent ex-sportsmen in their Executive.
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