ICC replaces bottled water following suspected contamination
Chloe Saltau-September 25, 2012 ----------------------------------------Taken ill ... Mitchell Starc (right). Photo: Reuters
THE International Cricket Council has replaced the bottled water provided to match venues at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka after it was linked to a gastric illness that affected at least three teams.
Australian Mitchell Starc and Brad Hogg suffered from gastro and flu-like symptoms but recovered in time to play the West Indies on Saturday. An illness also swept through the South African and New Zealand camps, prompting the ICC to investigate the source.
"Although there is no evidence to suggest that water was the cause of any illness, all product supplied for use in the tournament has been replaced," an ICC spokesman said on Monday night.
The ICC's official drinks supplier is Pepsi but its brand of water is not sold in Sri Lanka so it is understood an alternative brand was provided for the tournament.
The ICC has also been confronted with questions about the timing of the tournament, which coincides with the monsoon season in Sri Lanka. One game, between the host nation and South Africa on Saturday, was reduced to seven overs a side while the Duckworth-Lewis method decided Australia's group match against the West Indies.
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THE International Cricket Council has replaced the bottled water provided to match venues at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka after it was linked to a gastric illness that affected at least three teams."Although there is no evidence to suggest that water was the cause of any illness, all product supplied for use in the tournament has been replaced," an ICC spokesman said on Monday night.