Aussies avoid Test in Kanpur on India tour
View(s):India’s cricket board (BCCI) has moved a scheduled Test match in 2013 from Kanpur to Hyderabad following pressure from Australian officials.
The BCCI said on Friday in a media release that Australia would play a four-Test series in India in February and March in the cities of Delhi, Mohali, Hyderabad and Chennai.
“The change was necessitated because the ongoing construction activity at the Green Park, Kanpur, would not have been completed in time for the Test,” BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said.
A recent inspection by Cricket Australia (CA) found the Kanpur venue to be below-par, while hotel amenities have also failed to satisfy the standards of CA and the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA).
Association chief Paul Marsh said earlier this week that neither the ACA nor Cricket Australia was keen on the Kanpur venue.
“The change-room facilities are not up to international standard and there are various issues with the outfield and the pitch,” Marsh said.
“The main thing is there are certain facilities they haven’t got that we would expect to be in place for international cricket.”
The first Test starts in Delhi on February 22.-AAP
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