Members of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team celebrate a wicket in a previous round game. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to change the venue of the Mumbai-Haryana Ranji Trophy quarter-final from Lahli to Kolkata at the last moment citing ‘unavoidable circumstances’.
BCCI game development manager Abey Kuruvila has informed Haryana Cricket Association and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) of the change. MCA had already booked flight tickets for its 18-member squad and they were supposed to fly to Delhi early morning on Wednesday.
“We were informed by mail that the Ranji Trophy game between Haryana and Mumbai, to be played in Lahli, has been shifted to Eden Gardens in Kolkata due to unavoidable circumstances. Cricket Association of Bengal will be hosting and taking care of all arrangements,” an MCA official said.
No official reason has been given but it is understood that fog and cold could be the reason. Jammu & Kashmir will play their quarterfinal against Kerala in Pune instead of their home venue for the same reason.
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