Ind vs Aus: ‘We had booked flight tickets, hotel stay’, say irate Indian fans
Updated On: 15 February, 2023 05:43 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Two days after the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced a change in the venue for the third test between India and Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, fans aren’t happy. They have not only lost money after having already booked travel and stay, but haven’t received an apology for the inconvenience caused to them
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India fans are unhappy about the recent change of venue by the BCCI because they have already booked their flight tickets, hotel stay and have even taken leave from their office to attend it. Image for representational purpose only. Photo Courtesy: AFP
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on February 13 announced that they would be changing the venue of the third test between India and Australia from Dharamshala’s Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium to Indore’s Holkar Stadium. The official reason states, “Owing to harsh winter conditions in the region, the outfield lacks sufficient grass density and will need some time to develop fully”. Now, if you have been seeing various social media platforms since then, you will see in fan groups that Indian cricket fans aren’t happy and in fact angry at the change in schedule. It is simply because the money they have spent has now gone to waste due to poor planning of the schedule from the country’s cricket governing body of the test series which started on February 9, and will conclude on March 13 as the team plays four test matches between them.
The test series, more famously called Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as it named after cricket legends Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar, is played between the two countries since 1996. With such a rich history, the recent development is even worse for fans because they had started planning as soon as the various venues for the series were announced in December. The four matches were originally supposed to be played in Nagpur, Delhi, Dharamshala and Ahmedabad. However, with the first test done and dusted, fans complain that the change in the schedule, which came out two days ago on February 13, has come very late, and should have ideally happened much before the series started. The match is scheduled to take place from March 1 to March 5.
NEWS - Venue for third Test of the @mastercardindia Australia tour of India for Border-Gavaskar Trophy shifted to Indore from Dharamsala. #INDvAUS
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