BCCI confirm Ahmedabad and Kolkata as venues for Windies series

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced a change in venues for the upcoming West Indies’ Tour of India. The West Indies will arrive here for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is.

The three ODIs will now be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and three T20Is will be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The decision to limit the series to two venues instead of six as originally announced has been done to mitigate biosecurity risks by cutting down on travel and movement of the teams, match officials, broadcasters, and other stakeholders.

Earlier, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Kolkata had been earmarked for the ODIs while Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, and Thiruvananthapuram were slated for the three T20Is. Cricket.com had first reported the same a couple of weeks ago.

The three-match ODI series will begin on February 6 in Ahmedabad and the caravan will shift to Kolkata for a three-match T20I series from 16th February. The series will be followed by the arrival of Sri Lanka in India for a two-match Test series followed by a three-match T20I series.