Cricketers resent star nite on Dec 4

They allege that the ground will be beyond repair after the event. "After a long time the outfield of the stadium has been brought to some shape and with barracks scaffolding various stages of the carnival, the stadium will be in irreparable loss," read the letter. "Also, the period of December and January is the ideal time of cricket. With the holding of this show, the cricket activity may come to a standstill for some time atleast," it further said.

Incidentally, a schools tournament was scheduled to begin in the stadium from the first week of December.

They have also reminded the administration that the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, while adressing an election rally in Ludhiana’s Government College cricket ground had promised that in future no other activity apart from sports will be held in such stadiums. They alleged that the administration has thus ignored the PM’s assurance.