Kolkata Knight Riders may be out of race to lift their third IPL trophy but their home venue, the iconic Eden Gardens, was voted as the best ground in IPL 2018.
The news was confirmed by Sourav Ganguly, who is the president of Cricket association of Bengal through a tweet on his official twitter before the official announcement by BCCI tomorrow. He also thanked thanked the ground staff for their contribution.
“The CAB is happy to inform that Eden Gardens has once again been awarded the best venue and ground of IPL 2018,” wrote Ganguly on his twitter account.
“The CAB takes this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to this success beginning with the ground staff, BCCI and ICC,” he added.
Eden Gardens, which holds a seating capacity of 66,000 people, hosted 7 home games of the Kolkata Knight Riders and later two playoff matches(Qualifier 2 and Eliminator) were shifted to the venue because Pune, which was slated to contest the matches became the home ground of Chennai Super Kings midway, following the Cauvery water dispute in Tamil Nadu.
CAB joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya also profusely thanked in a post on his official Facebook page.
“Eden Gardens is what it is because of the cricket Loving people of the state, so many thanks to them for being such a great crowd.
