MUMBAI: India’s domestic cricket season, which was set to get underway with the U19 Boys Vinoo Mankad Trophy and U19 Girls One-Day tournament on Tuesday, has been delayed by a couple of days due to a cyclone alert in South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh coasts.
The competition has been postponed by two days and will now start on September 30.
“Owing to the incessant rain and the cyclone alert issued by MET, the BCCI is compelled to postpone the start of the group stage from 28.09.2021 to 30.09.2021,” wrote Dhiraj Malhotra, BCCI general manager – Game Development, in his letter to the seven host associations.
With the matches getting rescheduled, the rest days of the tournament have been shelved. Hence, all matches will be played back-to-back from September 30 to October 4. “There will be no change to the knockout stage and venue. This decision has been taken to ensure that all the matches are played and there is no loss due to the inclement weather,” Malhotra’s letter adds.
“Keeping the upcoming ICC Under 19 World Cup 2022 in mind, we need to ensure that the players get maximum opportunity and exposure to showcase their talent and make an earnest effort to be selected for the country,” the letter concludes
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