Kalmadi seeks support from ministry

With the India-Australia series clashing with the Commonwealth Games in October,CWG organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has sought Sports Minister MS Gills help to convince the BCCI to reschedule.

In a letter to the minister,Kalmadi requested Gill to convince BCCI officials to re-adjust the dates of the Tests which coincide with the October 3-14 Games. The first Test is from October 2-6 in Mohali while the second Test is from October 10-14 in Bangalore.

I seek to write to your good offices to try and convince BCCI to reschedule the two Test matches8230;, Kalmadi wrote. He also said that he had,a year ago,requested then BCCI president Sharad Pawar not to schedule any cricket series on Indian soil during the Games.