Xtra Time Web Desk: Ahmedabad will host the day-night pink ball Test when England tours to India for five Tests and a limited overs series next year, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said here on Tuesday.
England are slated to come to India in January-March and there was speculation that the series could be shifted to UAE where the IPL 2020 is underway.
But the BCCI has decided that they would take all possible efforts to host England with a biosecure bubble in place.
“Ahmedabad will hold the D/N Test,” Ganguly said at the Kolkata Press Club while launching a book authored by CPI(M) MLA and chairman of Board of Administrators of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation Ashok Bhattacharya.
Ahmedabad, Dharamsala and Kolkata are likely to be the three venues for the series but Ganguly said they are yet to take a final call.
“We have made some tentative plans but nothing has been decided as of now. We still have four months’ time,” Ganguly.
The BCCI president said the priority for them is the upcoming Australia series, the team selection for which will happen in a few days.
“Before England, we have Australia series coming up. There will be team selection happening in a few days.”
Ganguly said switch to Test format immediately after the IPL won’t be a problem for the players.
“They are all quality players, they will be fine,” signed off Ganguly.
Courtesy: PTI