sport news A race against time? 'State of the art' 34,000 New York cricket venue is still ... trends now
The ICC T20 Cricket World Cup is set to get underway on June 2 with the United States and the West Indies set to share the hosting rights for the tournament across nine different venues.
But it appears one ground, the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which is being purposefully built for the tournament, is still under construction.
With just 40 days until the start of the tournament, the stadium also has a barren-looking pitch with no grass.
Sri Lanka and South Africa are set to play their first match of the World Cup at the stadium on June 3, with eight other matches, including India's blockbuster game against Pakistan, set to take place at the venue.
Photographs taken on Tuesday show construction workers are still carrying out building works on the stands around the 34,000-seater venue, which is located 30 miles east of Manhattan in Eisenhower Park, Nassau County.
The Nassau County International Stadium is still under construction, ahead of the T20 Cricket World Cup
Construction staff were seen working on the 34,000-capacity temporary stadium in New York
Designers have repurposed temporary stands used at the F1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas
However, there appears to be no grass on the pitch as yet, with grounds staff having seemingly set out a rectangle in the middle of the oval where the wicket will be established.
The ICC say that turfing of the outfield area is set to commence on approximately April
