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Pakistan's World T20 cricket match against India moved to Kolkata from Dharamsala over security concerns

Pakistan's World T20 cricket match against India moved to Kolkata from Dharamsala over security concerns

By REUTERS

A cricket fan removes a glass cover displaying the men's and women's World Twenty20 trophies after they arrived in Kolkata, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council says Kolkata has replaced Dharamsala as the venue for the high-profile World Twenty20 game between India and Pakistan on March 19. ICC chief executive David Richardson made the announcement at a news conference on Wednesday following security worries by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The PCB raised its concern after Virbhadra Singh, the chief minister of the provincial government of Himachal Pradesh, said he would not be able to provide adequate security for the match in the hill city. The PCB sent a team to assess the security arrangements in Dharamsala on Monday, then asked the ICC to change the venue. Following is a factbox on the World Twenty20 in India from March 8 - April 3: HISTORY Year Host Winner Runner-up 2007 South Africa India Pakistan 2009 England Pakistan Sri Lanka 2010 West Indies England Australia 2012 Sri Lanka West Indies Sri Lanka 2014 Bangladesh Sri Lanka India 2016 VENUES Bengaluru, Delhi, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Mumbai, Mohali, Nagpur DATES Group stage: March 8-13 Super 10 stage: March 15-28 1st semi-final: March 30 2nd semi-final: March 31 Final: April 3 GROUPS First Round Group A - Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands, Oman Group B - Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Scotland, Zimbabwe Super 10 (Group 1) - England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Group B winner Super 10 (Group 2) - Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Group A winner