Dilip Vengsarkar believes that Mumbai can host the India v England U19 matches

Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has stated that the U19 matches between India and England can be hosted in Mumbai since he believed that the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is unable to host the games.

In recent times, Chennai has been affected by rains and cyclones as well. This has also has seen just the one Test match between India and England played at this venue. Moreover, there is also solace in the fact that they had to use steamed coals dry the surface following the cyclone.

“As a former captain of India, I feel that if TNCA is unable to host the Under-19 games against England, Mumbai can host it as it has more international venues than any other city in India,” the ex-chief selector said.

Vengsarkar went on to add that Mumbai could be used as a backup venue if need be along with Hyderabad could also be used as backup venues. “Besides, Mumbai also could be counted as the backup venue for the India – Bangladesh Test match if Hyderabad which is the original venue declines to host it,” said the former skipper.

The former selector also went on to conclude that cricket should be the first priority and that if matches are scheduled long before the start, then there generally should not be any sort of problem. “I believe cricket should always be the priority. These matches are scheduled a long time ago and hosting them shouldn’t be a problem at all.”