KOLKATA: The CAB president Sourav Ganguly assured that Eden Gardens will be up and ready for the second ODI against Australia scheduled on September 21. The ground is in good shape and will be ready for the ODI," Ganguly told reporters after a pitch inspection Thursday evening.Excited with the bright and sunny weather in last few days, pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee also expressed his happiness over pitch preparation. It's been about a week that it has not rained. I'm very, very happy with the pitch preparation which is going on full swing for the September 21 ODI. It will be a good sporting wicket as usual," Mukherjee said contrary to what appeared in some sections of the media.

Source: Times of India September 07, 2017 13:07 UTC