India to set up floodlights for Kuala Lumpur tri-series

The Indian board has decided to help the Malaysian Cricket Association with installing floodlights at the Kinrara Oval, a ground which will stage the forthcoming tri-series between Australia, India and West Indies. The tournament is scheduled to be held between September 12 to 24.

"We are assisting the Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) for the tournament," Niranjan Shah, the board secretary, told Cricinfo. "We have a lot of our people there [Indian expatriates] and the interest for the tournament is very high."

It has been reported that the cost for installing floodlights would be close to US$4million. Inderjit Singh Bindra, the former board president, had also confirmed the same while speaking to The Telegraph, a Kolkata-based daily. He'd also indicated that Australia and the West Indies will receive US$1million for every appearance versus India.

In what is set to be a three-way collaboration, the tri-series was conceived by India, being hosted by Malaysia and managed by Australia, whose board is in charge of the event management and media accreditations. The pitches are to be prepared by Cricket Australia assigned curators.

With temporary stands also planned, the Kinrara Oval is set to have a capacity of close to 8000. All seven games will be day-night affairs.