The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has determined to host the Duleep Trophy opening fixture on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru from September 5.
Though Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh is the designated venue for the multi-day event, the season opener has been shifted to Bengaluru in anticipation of the participation of a number of Indian star cricketers – together with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Sources within the BCCI and Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) confirmed the event to Sportstar and in addition indicated that the remaining 5 four-day fixtures will likely be held in Anantapur as per schedule.
With the Indian crew set to characteristic in a two-match Check sequence in opposition to Bangladesh, starting September 19, the BCCI desires most of its common gamers to characteristic within the season opener to get into the groove forward of a packed worldwide calendar.
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Whereas the choice has been taken unanimously by the nationwide choice committee and the teaching employees, it has been determined that ‘it’s as much as Rohit and Kohli to determine whether or not they need to make themselves accessible for the Duleep Trophy given their workload’.
Even Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to be a part of the event because the crew administration desires him to be match and prepared for the season. Nonetheless, different worldwide gamers – Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Yashasvi Jaiswal – are anticipated to characteristic within the first sport of the event.
Eyeing a return to worldwide cricket in the course of the Check sequence in opposition to New Zealand in October, it must be seen whether or not Mohammed Shami makes himself accessible for the final couple of Duleep Trophy fixtures. Presently, he’s present process rehabilitation after surgical procedure on the Nationwide Cricket Academy in Bengaluru