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Last Update: February 10, 2023, 23:52 IST
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium last hosted an international match in February 2022 (AFP Image)
The report states that BCCI will take a final decision after inspection in the coming days but they have already prepared a shortlist of venues
Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins with loud cricket India and Australia on the first two days of the Nagpur Test. series has a major prominence World Both the teams are top contenders for the final of the Test Championship, with Australia currently sitting at the top of the table and India right behind them.
Meanwhile, things are not looking great for Dharamsala, who are the hosts for the third Test of the much-anticipated series. A report suggested that the match could be shifted out of the HPCA Stadium as ESPNcricinfo suggested that the ground is not yet fit to host an international game as it has recently undergone renovation.
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The report states that for the control board Cricket Final decision will be taken after inspection in coming days in India, but they have already prepared a short list of places – Visakhapatnam, Rajkot, Pune and Indore – in case Dharamshala is not approved.
The third match is to start from March 1.
Four teams are still in contention to enter the final of the second edition of WTC – Australia, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Pat Cummins & Co are currently at the top of the WTC points table with 75.56 win percentage while India are second with 58.93. With four Test matches to be played in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rohit Sharma’s men have a chance to overtake the Aussies in the points table.
For India, if they win 4-0 against Australia it will take them to 68.06 per cent, while 3-1 will help them get 62.5 per cent which will be enough for them to qualify for the final. However, if the series ends 2-2 then India will end the WTC group stage with 56.94% which will open the doors for Sri Lanka.
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Meanwhile, opener Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century, his first as Test captain, while all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel struck unbeaten half-centuries as India reached 321/7 at stumps to take a 144-run lead against Australia Gave. 2 of the first test.
Jadeja was batting on 66 at the end of play at the VCA Stadium here while Akshar Patel was supporting him with 52 as India scored 244 for six on the day and set themselves up for victory over the next three days. have done. ,
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