Director of Cricket World Cup and Indian Cricket Board CAO Ratnakar Shetty admitted that World Cup fixtures have been made to favour India and other top teams to make it to the knock-out stage.Mr Shetty also said that organisers did not want to take a risk with the format unlike 2007 when India and Pakistan made exit in the opening round.He also added , we all know that India is the financial powerhouse of cricket. The exit of India and Pakistan from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 was a disaster for the tournament.
Shetty also informed that Wankhede Stadium Mumbai will host some local matches in order to test the 22-yard strip. Every alternate day, there are bowlers who bowl at the nets. ICC pitches committee head Andy Atkinson is stationed in Mumbai to oversee the preparation.
About the security arrangement for the tournament, Shetty said, Things have changed in the last two years. The police have a mechanism of continuously monitoring the security issues. The threat perception varies from team to team, and that is an aspect that is being looked into by the central Government.
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