Venues interchanged for India vs Australia series

The India-Australia series is just around the corner. And the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has tweaked the venues for the limited-overs series against the Aussies next month. The third and fifth match venues have been swapped between Indore and Nagpur.

India’s home season starts with Australia touring them for the limited-overs leg. The nations will feature in five ODIs and three T20 Internationals spanning from September 17 to October 11. The sequence of ODIs will be Chennai, Kolkata, Indore, Bangalore. After the culmination of the ODI series, the teams will face off in three T20Is, to be held in Hyderabad, Ranchi, Guwahati.

After the bilateral series against the Aussies, Tasmanian rivals New Zealand is expected tour India from October 22 to November 7 to take part in three ODIs and as many T20Is. Pune, Mumbai, and Kanpur will be hosting the three ODIs while Delhi, Cuttack, and Rajkot will host the T20Is

The home season finally ends in December with India’s South Asian rivals Sri Lanka flying across the Indian Ocean for a one and a half month long series. The countries will play in three Tests (Kolkata, Delhi, and Nagpur), three ODIs (Dharamsala, Mohali, and Vizag) and three T20 Internationals (Thiruvanantpuram, Indore, and Mumbai) from November 15 to December 24.

CoA to have their next meeting on August 29

The Committee of Administrators (CoA) is scheduled to meet in Mumbai on August 29 to take stock of the situation arising out of Wednesday’s Supreme Court order. Interestingly enough, the office-bearers of the BCCI, whose removal was sought by the CoA, have not been invited.

Previously, the CoA has also emphasized that for better coordination, they see merit in holding meetings with the office-bearers. The upcoming meeting will be attended by CoA chief Vinod Rai, member Diana Edulji and BCCI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Johri.