BCCI Revises India’s Home Series Schedule: Gwalior to Host T20I Against Bangladesh, Dharamsala Loses Out
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The BCCI announced a revised schedule for India’s home seasons, which begin with the two-match Test series against Bangladesh on September 19. The first Twenty20 International between India and Bangladesh was originally scheduled to take place on December 6 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. However, the match will now take place in Gwalior.
After that, the locations of the three Tests against New Zealand and the two Tests against Bangladesh remained unchanged, while a few white-ball matches against England and Bangladesh saw slight modifications.
The BCCI stated that the first Twenty20 International match against Bangladesh was shifted from Dharamsala to Gwalior because the HPCA stadium’s dressing room needed repairs.
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“The first T20I between India and Bangladesh, initially set to be held in Dharamsala on 6th October 2024, will now take place in Gwalior owing to upgrades and renovation work being carried out by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in the dressing rooms,” the board announced in a press statement.
The Gwalior game is the first international match played at the city’s brand-new stadium, the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium. It is also the first international match played since the historic 2010 India-South Africa One-Day International, in which the great Sachin Tendulkar became the first male cricket player to score a double century in a One-Day International.
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Another noteworthy modification was the Kolkata Police requesting that the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) switch the locations of the first and second Twenty20 International matches versus England.
“The Board also announces a change in the locations for the first and second Twenty20 Internationals versus England. As previously stated, Kolkata will now host the opening Twenty20 International rather than the second, while Chennai, which was supposed to host the first Twenty20 International, will instead host the second. The first T20I will take place on January 22, 2025, while the second T20I will take place on January 25, 2025. The Cricket Association of Bengal was requested by Kolkata Police to alter the site due to their previous Republic Day commitments and duties.
