Hectic work for WC and IPL

1400 workers are working 24 hours to make the Mecca of Indian Cricket, Eden Gardens, ready.

The 80 crore renovation project has started. More comforts to spectators and players ( One commentator remarked that it may reduce revenue generation, as there will be less seats ).

The first WC match at Eden Gardens will be on Feb 27.

In Kochi, hectic work is in progress for the General Stadium at Kaloor to be ready for the IPL matches. The floodlights contract has been given to Philips. It was Philips who did the floodlights at Bangalore and Chennai.

There will be 4 towers of 100 bulbs each. On the pitch the light requirement is 3000 lux and on the boundary 2500 lux.

Geoff Lawson, the Kochi coach, spent 1.5 hours at the Kochi stadium yesterday.

Meanwhile there are media reports that Kochi may rope in Ganguly. VVS is the only Test batsman in Kochi side.

We suggest the following names for the Kochi side

Kochi Tigers
Kochi Killers
Kochi Knights
Kochi Knaves
Cochin Cobras
Kochi Tuskers
Kochi Kings
Kochi Gladiators
Kerala Tigers
Kerala Catamarans
Kerala Knights
Kerala Knaves
Kerala Cobras
Kerala Tuskers
Kerala Dolphins
Kerala Kingfishers
Kerala Catamarans
Cochin Cheetahs
Cochin Cats
Cochin Leopards
Kerala Lions
Kerala Jaguars
Kochi Jaguars