Ashish Ranjan
India vs Australia:Due to outfield concerns, the 3rd Test match between India and Australia would be moved from Dharamsala. Indore’s Holkar Stadium will host the Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s third game from March 1-5.
The BCCI cancelled the game early on Monday, February 13, citing bad outfield conditions.”The third Test of the India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy, initially slated to take place at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala from 1st to 5th March has now been relocated to Holkar Stadium, Indore,” the BCCI announced in a press statement.
“Due to poor winter circumstances in the region, the outfield lacks appropriate grass density and will need some time to develop fully,” the announcement said.The news agency PTI previously reported that BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee inspected the pitch and outfield at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) venue and submitted his findings to the board.
NEWS – Venue for third Test of the @mastercardindia Australia tour of India for Border-Gavaskar Trophy shifted to Indore from Dharamsala. #INDvAUS
More details here – https://t.co/qyx2H6N4vT pic.twitter.com/N3W00ukvYJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 13, 2023
The match was anticipated to be relocated to Bangalore or Vizag, according to the PTI report.
The last international game hosted by the HPCA was the Sri Lanka T20I series in 2022. In 2017, India won the Border Gavaskar Trophy by eight wickets in the sole Test match played at the venue.
In contrast, Holkar Stadium held its final game of 2019 versus Bangladesh. Recently, a Ranji Trophy semi-final between Madhya Pradesh and Bengal was staged at this location. The wicket at Holkar Stadium was a sporting one where fast bowlers benefited from the presence of a little grass, but as the game progressed, the spinners made their impact.
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Pradipta Pramanik, a Bengal left-handed off-spinner, took five wickets in the second innings to give Bengal the victory.India have won the opening Test match of the series and will head to New Delhi on February 17 for the second Test match. The following lengthy break will be followed by the third Test match on March 1.
