Kotla Ban: ICC rejects BCCI's appeal

The International Cricket Council Wednesday rejected BCCI's appeal to lift the year-long ban on Delhi's Feroze Shah Kotla ground.

The Feroze Shah Kotla pitch was declared unfit by ICC General Manager - Cricket David Richardson and ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle following the abandonment of last December's India-Sri Lanka ODI after 23.4 overs.

ICC's independent appeals commissioner Michael Beloff QC upheld the decision after conducting the hearing via teleconference.

However, BCCI later appealed against the suspension which was turned down Wednesday.