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The historic MA Chidambaram
Stadium, home to scores of
Twenty20 fans thanks to the
following that Chennai Super Kings
(CSK) have enjoyed the last eight
years, may not host any of the India
matches when the T20 WC is hosted
in the country between March 11 and
April 3 next year.
There's no official reason been given
yet over why Chennai could lose out
on an India match but it is very likely
that 'Chepauk' may be compensated
with two T20 WC matches not
involving any India. Apart from India
matches, Chennai will also not host
any of the matches involving Sri
Lanka, given the political scenario in
the state and the Tamil-Sinhala
conflict.
Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary,
admitted that there were problems
with the stadium in Chennai because
of which the listing of T20 WC venues
had to be kept pending. "We have
not ruled out Chennai (as a venue).
The only issue is which matches can
be played in Chennai. There are
certain limitations -Youcan't play Sri
Lanka there, three stands are not
complete and you can't keep Indian
fans away from those stands," said
the BCCI secretary.
Thakur, however, did not go into the
specifics of whether Chennai would
get to host the Indian team.
The BCCI has not kept any venues on
standby for the tournament as all
eight centres originally listed during
the International Cricket Council
(ICC) meeting in Barbados are being
included in the itinerary. Delhi, a
major venue that is currently in a
messy state of affairs over tax-
related issues with the state
government, could also miss out on
a T20 WC game.
There is no confirmation yet over the
number of venues that have been
shortlisted for the tournament. "We
held a detailed discussion today.
There were certain centres which
were given deadlines of August 25 to
submit completion reports and we
are still waiting for their certificates,"
Thakur said.
The BCCI has gone past the deadline
to finalise the tournament venues.
As of now, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur,
Chennai, Mohali, Bangalore,
Ahmedabad, Pune, Rajkot, Hyderabad
and Dharamsala are the venues that
have been marked down as the
potential venues. The Eden Gardens
in Kolkata has been pencilled in to
host the final of the tournament.
"There are many things to be
considered before allocating
matches. That's why today's meeting
was held, to find out which are the
right venues and how we can
organise a successful tournament,"
Thakur said, adding that the details
will be sent to the ICC soon for
approval after which the fixtures will
be released.source-cricbuzz
Stadium, home to scores of
Twenty20 fans thanks to the
following that Chennai Super Kings
(CSK) have enjoyed the last eight
years, may not host any of the India
matches when the T20 WC is hosted
in the country between March 11 and
April 3 next year.
There's no official reason been given
yet over why Chennai could lose out
on an India match but it is very likely
that 'Chepauk' may be compensated
with two T20 WC matches not
involving any India. Apart from India
matches, Chennai will also not host
any of the matches involving Sri
Lanka, given the political scenario in
the state and the Tamil-Sinhala
conflict.
Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary,
admitted that there were problems
with the stadium in Chennai because
of which the listing of T20 WC venues
had to be kept pending. "We have
not ruled out Chennai (as a venue).
The only issue is which matches can
be played in Chennai. There are
certain limitations -Youcan't play Sri
Lanka there, three stands are not
complete and you can't keep Indian
fans away from those stands," said
the BCCI secretary.
Thakur, however, did not go into the
specifics of whether Chennai would
get to host the Indian team.
The BCCI has not kept any venues on
standby for the tournament as all
eight centres originally listed during
the International Cricket Council
(ICC) meeting in Barbados are being
included in the itinerary. Delhi, a
major venue that is currently in a
messy state of affairs over tax-
related issues with the state
government, could also miss out on
a T20 WC game.
There is no confirmation yet over the
number of venues that have been
shortlisted for the tournament. "We
held a detailed discussion today.
There were certain centres which
were given deadlines of August 25 to
submit completion reports and we
are still waiting for their certificates,"
Thakur said.
The BCCI has gone past the deadline
to finalise the tournament venues.
As of now, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur,
Chennai, Mohali, Bangalore,
Ahmedabad, Pune, Rajkot, Hyderabad
and Dharamsala are the venues that
have been marked down as the
potential venues. The Eden Gardens
in Kolkata has been pencilled in to
host the final of the tournament.
"There are many things to be
considered before allocating
matches. That's why today's meeting
was held, to find out which are the
right venues and how we can
organise a successful tournament,"
Thakur said, adding that the details
will be sent to the ICC soon for
approval after which the fixtures will
be released.source-cricbuzz
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No SL game in Chennai....??
Is this an excuse :no
If SL failed to play, the game should be forfeited for opponents...
SL won 2 games in WC 1996 like this :dodgy
Is this an excuse :no
If SL failed to play, the game should be forfeited for opponents...
SL won 2 games in WC 1996 like this :dodgy
Fit-again Mohammed Shami picked for Vijay Hazare trophy
After a long injury lay-off and a subsequent rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Mohammed Shami is set to make his comeback after being named in Bengal's 17-man squad for the Vijay Hazare trophy, to be held from December 10 to December 28.
Shami, who was the joint-leading wicket-taker in ODIs in 2014 and India's best bowler in the World Cup 2015, had suffered a knee injury in May that kept him out of the tour of Sri Lanka and the ongoing home series against South Africa. With a limited-overs tour of Australia coming up next January, Shami reckons the Vijay Hazare tournament will be good preparation.
"I am back after eight months, so I am taking it slow and easy I am gearing up to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. It will be a good preparation going into the limited-overs series against Australia," Shami told PTI on Sunday (December 6).
Bengal, last season's semifinalists, are in the same group with Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Saurashtra in Group D of the List A tournament to be held in Rajkot. The Manoj Tiwary-led begin their campaign against Goa on December 10.
Squad: Manoj Tiwary (captain), Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Wriddhiman Saha, Sudip Chatterjee, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sayan Sekhar Mondal, Sreevats Goswami, Pankaj Shaw, Debabrata Das, Aamir Gani, Pragyan Ojha, Mohammad Shami, Ashok Dinda, Mukesh Kumar, Sayan Ghosh, Pradipta Pramanik, Alok Pratap Singh.
Fit-again Mohammed Shami picked for Vijay Hazare trophy - Cricbuzz
After a long injury lay-off and a subsequent rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Mohammed Shami is set to make his comeback after being named in Bengal's 17-man squad for the Vijay Hazare trophy, to be held from December 10 to December 28.
Shami, who was the joint-leading wicket-taker in ODIs in 2014 and India's best bowler in the World Cup 2015, had suffered a knee injury in May that kept him out of the tour of Sri Lanka and the ongoing home series against South Africa. With a limited-overs tour of Australia coming up next January, Shami reckons the Vijay Hazare tournament will be good preparation.
"I am back after eight months, so I am taking it slow and easy I am gearing up to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. It will be a good preparation going into the limited-overs series against Australia," Shami told PTI on Sunday (December 6).
Bengal, last season's semifinalists, are in the same group with Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Saurashtra in Group D of the List A tournament to be held in Rajkot. The Manoj Tiwary-led begin their campaign against Goa on December 10.
Squad: Manoj Tiwary (captain), Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Wriddhiman Saha, Sudip Chatterjee, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sayan Sekhar Mondal, Sreevats Goswami, Pankaj Shaw, Debabrata Das, Aamir Gani, Pragyan Ojha, Mohammad Shami, Ashok Dinda, Mukesh Kumar, Sayan Ghosh, Pradipta Pramanik, Alok Pratap Singh.
Fit-again Mohammed Shami picked for Vijay Hazare trophy - Cricbuzz
MS Dhoni in Jharkhand squad for Vijay Hazare trophy
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's limited-overs skipper, has been selected in the 15-member Jharkhand squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-dayers to be played in Bangalore from December 10 to 18.
Varun Aaron will lead the team," Rajesh Verma, the Jharkhand State Cricket Association's (JSCA) secretary, said in a press release on Monday (December 7).
Jharkhand squad:
MS Dhoni in Jharkhand squad for Vijay Hazare trophy - Cricbuzz
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's limited-overs skipper, has been selected in the 15-member Jharkhand squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-dayers to be played in Bangalore from December 10 to 18.
Varun Aaron will lead the team," Rajesh Verma, the Jharkhand State Cricket Association's (JSCA) secretary, said in a press release on Monday (December 7).
Jharkhand squad:
- M S Dhoni,
- Sumit Kumar,
- Ishank Jaggi,
- Sourav Tiwary,
- Anand Singh,
- Kumar Deobrat,
- Kaushal Singh,
- Varun Aaron (Captain),
- Rahul Shukla,
- Shabaz Nadeem,
- Sonu Singh,
- Monu Kumar,
- S P Goutam,
- Ankit Dabas,
- Jaskaran Singh
MS Dhoni in Jharkhand squad for Vijay Hazare trophy - Cricbuzz
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