Hyderabad has reportedly said it is ready to host the test match between India and New Zealand after both Kanpur and Kolkata said they will not be able to stage the test match.
The second test match of the three test series will be played from November 12 to the 16th. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has staged three ODIs since 2005 and was conferred Test status by the BCCI and the ICC in June this year.
Kanpur was originally scheduled to host the test match, but withdrew citing construction of a 10,000 seater stand. Kolkata's Eden Gardens then said it would not be able to host the match as renovation work was going on for next year's World Cup.
Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president, Arshad Ayub said "Hyderabad would certainly and absolutely be ready to stage the India-New Zealand Test. We haven't been contacted, but I believe the BCCI may be considering it".
Ayub said Hyderabad was "already in the line" to host a Test as it wrote to the BCCI asking to be allotted one, depending on, "the rotation of the Test match grounds or whose turn it was."
On the 4th of December, the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium will host an ODI between the 2 countries Ayub said the prospect of hosting two international matches within the space of three weeks was, "not a problem at all".
The two confirmed venues for the India-New Zealand Test series are Ahmedabad (November 4 to 8) and Nagpur (November 20 to 24). Scheduling issues have been ongoing since starting in July when the Mumbai Cricket Association said no staging the third Test, due to the renovation of the Wankhede Stadium for the World Cup in July, followed by Kanpur's constructions problems and Kolkata's refusal to host the match.
The second test match of the three test series will be played from November 12 to the 16th. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has staged three ODIs since 2005 and was conferred Test status by the BCCI and the ICC in June this year.
Kanpur was originally scheduled to host the test match, but withdrew citing construction of a 10,000 seater stand. Kolkata's Eden Gardens then said it would not be able to host the match as renovation work was going on for next year's World Cup.
Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president, Arshad Ayub said "Hyderabad would certainly and absolutely be ready to stage the India-New Zealand Test. We haven't been contacted, but I believe the BCCI may be considering it".
Ayub said Hyderabad was "already in the line" to host a Test as it wrote to the BCCI asking to be allotted one, depending on, "the rotation of the Test match grounds or whose turn it was."
On the 4th of December, the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium will host an ODI between the 2 countries Ayub said the prospect of hosting two international matches within the space of three weeks was, "not a problem at all".
The two confirmed venues for the India-New Zealand Test series are Ahmedabad (November 4 to 8) and Nagpur (November 20 to 24). Scheduling issues have been ongoing since starting in July when the Mumbai Cricket Association said no staging the third Test, due to the renovation of the Wankhede Stadium for the World Cup in July, followed by Kanpur's constructions problems and Kolkata's refusal to host the match.
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