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Gwalior will host the T20 worldwide match between India and Bangladesh scheduled for October 6 as an alternative of Dharamshala, the place the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation is present process renovation works, BCCI stated on Tuesday . BCCI stated: “The primary T20I between India and Bangladesh was initially scheduled to be performed in Dharamshala on October 6, 2024, because the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation is present process upgrading and renovation works of the dressing room. It can now be held in Gwalior.
The match in Gwalior marked the primary worldwide match on the metropolis’s new stadium, the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, and the primary for the reason that historic India-South Africa ODI in 2010, during which the legendary Sachin Tendulkar grew to become the primary 3 male cricketers to have scored double a whole lot in ODIs.
The BCCI has additionally agreed to swap venues for the primary and second T20I matches towards England in January subsequent yr.
As introduced earlier, Chennai, which was scheduled to host the primary T20I, will now host the second version, whereas Kolkata will host the primary T20I as an alternative of the second version.
The dates for the primary T20I (January 22, 2025) and the second T20I (January 25, 2025) stay unchanged.
The change of venue was necessitated by a request from the Kolkata Police to the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB) concerning its earlier Republic Day commitments and obligations.
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