Duleep Trophy league
match to be shifted
The aftermath of the earthquake that rocked Gujarat on Friday has forced shifting of venues for the
Duleep Trophy league match, to be held in Rajkot from February 1 and the one-dayers (under-19) between England and India in Ahmedabad on February 6 and at Rajkot on February 8.
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jaywant Lele told PTI in a telephonic conversation from Baroda that no matches were possible in Rajkot and Ahmedabad and these three fixtures are to be shifted.
He indicated that the Duleep trophy league match between North and West Zones, slated for February 1 to 4 in Rajkot, would now be held in Bombay. A decision on venues for other
matches will be announced by evening, he said.
Citing 'logistical problems,' he said the centres for Test matches between Australia and India, to be held in Madras and Calcutta, had also been swapped. ''Calcutta will host the second Test against Australia from March 11 to 15 and Madras, the third Test from March 18 to 22,'' he said.
Likewise, the one-dayer between England and India (under-19) would be shifted from Ahmedabad and Rajkot. Baroda would be the venue for the one-day match on February 4, he added.
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