Kolkata, Feb. 27 -- India and West Indies cricket team arrived in Kolkata on Friday evening for their T20 World Cup Super Eight clash on Sunday.
However, their arrivals were delayed due to a temporary closure of the city's airport following an earthquake.
The Indian contingent, led by Gautam Gambhir, was travelling from Chennai and was slated to arrive around 4.30 pm.
However, their arrival was delayed due to an earthquake that struck Kolkata at 1.22 pm.
The tremor, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, prompted the temporary closure of the airport runway.
Airport authorities suspended operations as a precaution amid fears of aftershocks.
After a brief halt, the runway was reopened and flight movements resumed.
The aircraft carrying th...