New Delhi, January 30
The ICC has formally conveyed to the BCCI its inability to hold the India vs England World Cup match at the Eden Gardens on February 27. The BCCI has recommended Bangalore as the alternate venue for the match.

"The ICC has conveyed to the BCCI that it will not be able to hold the India vs England match of the ICC CWC 2011 at the Eden Gardens," BCCI secretary and president-elect N Srinivasan said in the release.

Hectic political lobbying that was on for the past 48 hours since it was announced that Eden's marquee match will be shifted went in vain with the BCCI announcing ICC's verdict. A last-ditch effort by West Bengal Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee didn't yield any results. — PTI