“Reliance will be putting up the
scoreboard at Eden Gardens at the cost of Rs.2.5 crores on February 15,”
Ganguly told reporters here.
He denied there will be a problem
relating to ambush marketing during the coming twenty20 World Cup as
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) is an official partner of
the International Cricket Council.
Ganguly also took a dig at his colleagues from the association who have been criticising him for some time for “mismanagement”.
“I am doing all this for the benefit of
the association. There are people here constantly criticising things I
am trying to do. I can say a lot, but I’m restraining myself,” he said.
“You have to remember that these people
were in power here in 2011 when the Eden Gardens lost the right to host a
World Cup match.”
The ICC had denied Eden Gardens
permission to host the India-England tie in the 2011 World Cup saying
the ground was “underprepared”.
Questioned by a media person if he
thinks that he is facing opposition because he is backed by the West
Bengal chief minister, Ganguly said: “Everybody at some point of time
have sought support from ministers. It has happened in the CAB, as also
in the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). They will be lying
if they say they have never sought support.”
