After the second qualifier of the ongoing 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the Cricket Association of Bengal President and former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly expressed happiness of Twitter with the stadium being voted as the best venue in IPL 2018.
In a tweet, the former India skipper thanked the ground staff for their contribution. “The CAB is happy to inform that Eden Gardens has once again been awarded the best venue and ground of IPL 2018,” Ganguly wrote on Twitter. “The CAB takes this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to this success beginning with the ground staff,” he further added.
CAB GETS IPL HONOURS
The CAB is happy to inform that Eden Gardens has once again been awarded the best venue and ground of IPL 2018.
The CAB takes this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to this success beginning with the ground staff, @bcci@icc
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) May 25, 2018
In IPL 2018, Eden Gardens hosted nine matches after getting two bonus games in the playoffs which were originally slated in Pune. CAB joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya also extensively thanked his support staff in a post on his official Facebook page. “Eden Gardens is what it is because of the cricket Loving people of the state, so many thanks to them for being such a great crowd.”
https://www.facebook.com/avishekdalmiya14/posts/2106669702695296
Ganguly, who is regarded as one of the best batsmen of the golden era of the Indian cricket, and was the most successful India skipper overseas with 11 wins, took over the role as the President of CAB in 2012. In his career, he has played 113 Test matches and 311 ODIs. He has scored 16 Test tons and 22 centuries in One Day Internationals. He also led KKR as captain in the first season of IPL.
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KKR suffered a 13-run loss to SRH and were eliminated from the tournament on Friday. SRH will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final on Sunday at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
