Commonwealth Games already marred the country's image with the issues of corruption and the interference of political parties to probe into the crores of loss, which they referred to as the loot of public money. The general public did not take a keen interest as the Games didn't include cricket.
As the nation blindly follows cricket as a religion, 2011 was a year which the masses had been desperately waiting for. And why not, in a country where it is the unofficial national game, being the hosts of the 2011 World Cup is an occasion worth huge celebrations. But keeping in mind the preparations of the CWG, there was a fear if we could meet up to the standards for the venues on time. And the fear came true.
The news came on January 27, when the ICC ruled out Kolkata as a host venue for the group B match between India and England scheduled to be played on February 27, after its inspection team was suspicious if it would be ready on time. The fans of Bengal have recently witnessed a major shock after Ganguly went unsold in the IPL auctions 4. Eden Gardens brought news that has further disheartened them.
Everybody from the finance minister to the other officials were approached to extend the deadlines for the stadium but all went in vain as ICC did not further risk by extending the deadline.
The point is very debatable. Why are we not able to deliver stadiums within the deadlines? It’s nice to see people lending hands to help the work get completed but at the same time it is really embarrassing for the country. Time has come, where we need to overcome our childhood mentality of delivering projects after the deadlines, specially when the country's pride is at stake.
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