BCCI revises venues for home series vs West Indies, drops Barabati Stadium in Cuttack

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced a change in venues for the upcoming West Indies Tour of India. Barabati Stadium in Cuttack has been dropped from the list of venues.

According to the schedule, the West Indies will arrive here for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is.

The BCCI had earlier said that the iconic Barabati Stadium would host a T20I match between India and the West Indies on February 15 in 2022. However, it has changed its decision.

Now, the three ODIs will now be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and three T20Is will be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

The decision to limit the series to two venues instead of six as originally announced has been done to mitigate bio-security risks by cutting down on travel and movement of the teams, match officials, broadcasters, and other stakeholders.

Revised schedule:

• 1st ODI: February 6, Ahmedabad
• 2nd ODI: February 9, Ahmedabad
• 3rd ODI: February 11, Ahmedabad
• 1st T20I: February 16, Kolkata
• 2nd T20I: February 18, Kolkata

(With IANS inputs)