The Eden Gardens in Kolkata to be the new venue of the high-profile India versus Pakistan clash in the ICC World T20, announced the International Cricket Committee (ICC) on Wednesday (9th March).

SOUNDBITE (English) David Richardson, Chief Executive, International Cricket Committee

"A decision has been taken by the ICC to relocate the match between India and Pakistan from Dharamsala to Kolkata. The match will take place in Kolkata, Eden Gardens, on the same date and time as the originally announced match, that is the 19th of March, 7.30 p.m. The decision has been taken for security reasons. It's been taken following consultation with the BCCI, the relevant state associations, the ICC and BCCI's security advisors and consultants and other relevant authorities. The concerns over security initially arose following alleged public comments recently reported in the media made by the chief minister or allegedly made by the chief minister of the Himachal Pradesh government warning of potential demonstrations and disruptions to the peaceful conduct of the match.