There have been worries over the redevelopment of some grounds in India and Sri Lanka - who host the tournament along with Bangladesh - after deadlines of November 30 and December 31 came and went.

With the event starting on February 19, those concerns have become more acute - especially after the Commonwealth Games fiasco last year.

But Ratnakar Shetty, the tournament's director and the administrative officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, dismissed concerns.

"I think the concerns are more in the media than anything else," Shetty said following an inspection by an International Cricket Council team of the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

"As far as we are concerned, all the 13 venues which are going to stage the World Cup are coming up very well and we don't see any reason for concern," he added.

The three-member ICC team comprises stadium consultant Eugene van Vuuren, general commercial manager Campbell Jamieson and events manager Chris Tetley.

"The facilities were shown to the ICC team. They will convey the official version later," he continued.

Speaking to MiD DAY after arriving in Mumbai yesterday, Pathan, who scored 105 in 70 balls and hit eight boundaries and sixes each during his knock at the Centurion, said while Tendulkar has been an inspiration, his daredevil approach at the crease has come from Sehwag. "The obvious answer to that isSachin Tendulkar, but the daredevil approach has come from Virender Sehwag," said Pathan.

Chasing a revised target of 268 in 46 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method, India had collapsed to 60 for 5 when Pathan strode out to the middle at the Centurion, before soon slipping to 119 for 8. Pathan then took centre stage as he put the South African attack to the sword during his 100-run partnership with Zaheer Khan for the ninth wicket before he was dismissed. But Pathan's heroics were in vain as India lost the match by 33 runs and the series 2-3.

Pathan, who scored 166 runs at an average of 55.33 and strike rate of 134.95 in the three matches he played in the series, also told MiD DAY that he has always been inspired by Sehwag. "I was always inspired by the way Viru kept backing his own game despite people talking about the so-called shortcomings in his batting," he said.