BCCI Would possibly Believe Lowering Venues For India-West Indies Collection Due To Emerging COVID-19 Circumstances: File | Cricket Information

Hastily emerging COVID-19 instances around the nation might drive the BCCI to scale back the collection of venues for the impending white-ball collection towards the West Indies however the cricket frame has no longer but officially mentioned choices. The 3rd wave of coronavirus is speedy gripping the rustic and several other states have offered curbs, together with weekend lockdowns, to forestall the unfold of an infection. India will host West Indies for 6 white-ball video games — 3 ODIs and as many T20Is — at six venues, beginning with the primary 50-over fit at Ahmedabad on February 6.

“Not anything has been made up our minds as of now. This can be a fluid scenario and we’re keeping track of the placement, and we can take a decision at suitable time,” a senior BCCI reputable advised PTI.

Except Ahmedabad, the opposite venues which might be scheduled to host the suits are Jaipur (February 9), Kolkata (February 12), Cuttack (February 15) Visakhapatnam (February 18) and Thiruvananthapuram (February 20).

Given the present COVID scenario within the nation, the Board would possibly glance to host the six video games at 3 centres to steer clear of an excessive amount of travelling as it could make the avid gamers susceptible to infections.

The West Indies group is scheduled to go through a three-day isolation after touchdown in Ahmedabad on February 1.

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There might be apply periods on February four and five ahead of the motion starts with the primary ODI at Motera on February 6.

The BCCI used to be not too long ago pressured to put off primary home tournaments together with Ranji Trophy and the Col CK Naidu Trophy because of a surge in COVID-19 instances around the nation.