Now ICC has mandated that all the member countries will be required to notify the International Cricket Council (ICC) in February each year, the venues that it had short listed to be used for hosting international matches over the next 12 months. The notification would also incorporate a certification from the respective board that the grounds were of a suitable standard.

This is a fall out of what happened in Antigua after the second Test between West Indies and England at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium earlier this month. The match had to be abandoned when only 10 balls were bowled, as the outfit was totally unfit for continuing the game.

It has been reaffirmed by the members of the ICC Chief Executives' Committee that it is the responsibility of the host Member Board to produce a venue that is up to standard and fit for the purpose of staging internationals, as opined by ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat. ICC is already on the job to find out what was it that led to abandoning of the match in Antigua.

Match referee Alan Hurst has already submitted a report to the ICC, which has been forwarded to the West Indies Cricket Board. Now the West Indian Board has to submit its own report. After it has been submitted ICC general manager, cricket, David Richardson and chief match referee Ranjan Madugalle will study the evidence before passing judgment.

The ICC has the power to impose a sanction ranging from a warning or a fine up to a suspension of international status for the venue.

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