The Tour Goes On...

India's cricket officials yesterday refused to reschedule the one-day series against the West Indies despite crowd trouble at all the three matches played so far.

"There is no threat to the series, it will be completed as scheduled," said Karunakaran Nair, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) while the first two matches in Jamshedpur and Nagpur were briefly interrupted by missile-throwing fans, Tuesday's game in Rajkot was forced to be abandoned after West Indian fielders were hit by plastic water bottles.

Two of the remaining four matches will be played in Ahmedabad and Baroda, which like Rajkot are situated in the sensitive western state of Gujarat where thousands were killed in communal violence earlier this year.

BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said he had spoken to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the phone to ensure the untoward incidents of the first three matches were not repeated.

"We are happy the Gujarat government has agreed to our suggestions to increase security in Ahmedabad and Baroda," Dalmiya said.

"We have also issued necessary instructions to the staging associations to instal close-circuit cameras at strategic points in the stadiums, so that mischief-mongers can be identified." Dalmiya met the country's sports minister Vikram Verma here yesterday and apprised him of the steps being taken to prevent any further trouble.

Ahmedabad will host a day-night match tomorrow, followed by day games in Baroda (November 18), Jodhpur (November 21) and Vijayawada (November 24).

* From wire service reports.