When the second match between India and South Africa will get underway on Saturday, the ACA Stadium in Guwahati will turn out to be the primary venue in North-East India to host Take a look at cricket.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, who has served because the secretary of Assam Cricket Affiliation (ACA), believes Guwahati’s inaugural Take a look at can have a ripple impact on cricket’s recognition within the area.
“It’s a nice event for Assam in addition to for all the North-East to host this Take a look at match at a venue inside their area. Holding this Take a look at match right here, I’m positive lots of younger cricketers will get inspired to play cricket in a a lot better approach,” stated Saikia throughout a media interplay on the Barsapara Stadium on Thursday.
“Loads of encouraging issues are going to occur with the internet hosting of this match. It has already created a ripple throughout the breadth and size of our state, in addition to different North-eastern states
“We began this course of in 2019 when the Assam Cricket Affiliation, for the primary time, requested BCCI to allot a Take a look at match. By then, Assam had already hosted a number of ODIs and T20Is. I hope that this match is not going to solely entice individuals to the stands but in addition have a optimistic impression on the careers of upcoming cricketers,” added Saikia.
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Saikia additionally thanked ICC chairman Jay Shah, who was the BCCI secretary when ACA pushed for the Take a look at match.
“On behalf of all the North-eastern Cricket Associations, we thank Jay Shah for permitting us to host not solely this match, but in addition the Ladies’s World Cup matches earlier this 12 months,” stated Saikia.
ACA president Taranga Gogoi expects the Barsapara Stadium, which has a capability of round 40,000, to be bought out for Sunday, the second day of the Take a look at.
“Until now, now we have been in a position to declare [the tickets] for the primary two days. We expect on Sunday will probably be houseful. Round 19,000 tickets, every for Sunday and Saturday, have already been bought,” stated Gogoi.
Revealed on Nov 20, 2025