CUTTACK (India), Jan 24: The manhandling of coach Greg Chappell at Bhubaneshwar airport and reports of a threat to the security of the Indian players could jeopardise the future of Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium as an international venue.

Sharad Pawar, the BCCI president, feared the stadium could be blacklisted as the ICC has strict guidelines on venues as far as security is concerned.

“This kind of incident should not have happened. I fear that such an incident at a venue may lead to that venue being banned under the ICC law,” Pawar said. “Therefore this incident is unfortunate. Fortunately, the chief minister of the state and sports minister, whom I spoke to, have started taking corrective action.”—Cricinfo