The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday introduced a number of modifications to the house worldwide schedule, together with for South Africa and West Indies’ excursions set to happen in October, November and December. Whereas no official purpose has been given for the modifications, the announcement comes after considerations have been raised about air pollution ranges in Delhi in November, when South Africa have been scheduled to play a Check match there.
Delhi will now play host to the second Check in opposition to the West Indies that’s scheduled to start out on October 14 whereas South Africa’s first Check shall be performed on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 14 to 18. Kolkata was initially scheduled to host the second West Indies Check.
In line with PTI, BCCI’s Cricket Operations crew collated the AQI information over the previous few years and determined that venue swap is a viable choice.
Whereas venues have been modified, the dates for the season stay the identical. India’s dwelling season begins with two Assessments in opposition to West Indies, beginning October 2 in Ahmedabad, adopted by the Delhi Check. They then play a full three format sequence in opposition to South Africa beginning with two Assessments, adopted by three ODIs and 5 T20 Internationals throughout numerous Indian venues. Whereas Kolkata hosts the opening Check, Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium will host a pink ball worldwide for the primary time with the second match scheduled to be performed there from November 22 to 26.
The ODIs shall be held at Ranchi (November 30), Raipur (December 3) and Visakhapatnam (December 6). The 5 T20Is shall be held at Cuttack (December 9), New Chandigarh (December 11), Dharamsala (December 14), Lucknow (December 17) and Ahmedabad (December 19).
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) had earlier expressed ts incapacity to host the ladies’s ODI sequence in opposition to Australia beginning September 14 on the Chepauk Stadium. The primary two matches of will now be performed in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) and the third match in New Delhi. The sequence serves as a pre-cursor to the 50-over World Cup which shall be hosted by India beginning September 30.