India’s residence season: Kolkata, Delhi swap Checks in opposition to West Indies and South Africa

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Kolkata’s Eden Gardens and Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will swap their allotted Take a look at matches in opposition to West Indies and South Africa respectively throughout India’s upcoming residence season, the BCCI introduced on Monday (June 9, 2025).

Whereas Delhi was set to host the opening Take a look at in opposition to South Africa from November 14-18, it should now host the second Take a look at in opposition to West Indies beginning October 10.

Although the BCCI launch does not state the rationale for the venue swap, it’s understood that air air pollution ranges in mid-November within the Nationwide Capital Area change into a well being hazard prefer it occurred throughout a Take a look at match in opposition to Sri Lanka few years again.

The Sri Lankan fielders had been sporting masks and some reportedly suffered from respiratory issues.

It’s understood that BCCI’s Cricket Operations group collated the AQI knowledge over the previous few years and determined that venue swap is a viable possibility.

India’s residence season begins with two WTC Checks in opposition to West Indies, beginning October 2 in Ahmedabad, adopted by the Delhi Take a look at.

India then play a full three format sequence in opposition to South Africa beginning with two Checks, adopted by three ODIs and 5 T20 Internationals throughout numerous Indian venues.

Whereas Kolkata hosts the opening Take a look at in opposition to the Proteas, Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium will change into the most recent Take a look at venue because the second Take a look at will likely be performed from November 22 to 26.

The ODIs will likely be held at Ranchi (November 30), Raipur (December 3) and Visakhapatnam (December 6). The 5 T20Is will likely be held at Cuttack (December 9), New Chandigarh (December 11), Dharamsala (December 14), Lucknow (December 17) and Ahmedabad (December 19).

In the meantime Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) has expressed its incapacity to host the ladies’s ODI sequence in opposition to Australia beginning September 14, which was presupposed to function a pre-cursor to the 50-over World Cup beginning September 30.

The primary two matches of the sequence will now be performed in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) and the third match in New Delhi.

Males’s A sequence vs Australia and South Africa

The perimeter gamers in Indian males’s group set-up can have their arms full with BCCI internet hosting each Australia A and South Africa A for 4 ‘unofficial Checks’ and 6 Checklist A video games.

Each the touring sides will play two ‘Checks’ and three Checklist A video games every. Australia A sequence will occur in Lucknow and Kanpur whereas Bengaluru’s COE will host the Proteas A group for the ‘unofficial Checks’. Rajkot will host three ODIs.

Australia A Checks will likely be in Lucknow from September 16-19 and 23-26 giving probability to the Take a look at specialists to get into groove for the West Indies video games.

Ditto for SA A sequence, which will likely be a shadow tour earlier than the principle occasion.