India vs New Zealand Kotla ODI to be postponed

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to postpone the second ODI between India and New Zealand at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi by a day.

As per the reports on Thursday (September 8), CK Khanna has confirmed that the change in date is due to a festival celebrated with pomp and show in the northern parts of India named ‘Karva Chauth’.

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) had earlier requested to the BCCI citing that it would affect the ticket sale on the day. As per reports in the PTI, the board has accepted the request and postponed the match by a day, from October 19 to October 20.

“We are thankful to BCCI for accepting our request of shifting the date by a day. I have received a letter of acknowledgement for the same from BCCI office,” Khanna, DDCA vice-president, was quoted as saying by PTI.

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Apart from the warm-up match against Mumbai starting on 16th September, New Zealand will play 3 Test matches and 5 ODIs in the series. The Green Park stadium in Kanpur will host the first Test match of the series starting on September 22.

The Indians are currently ranked second in the official ICC Test rankings, one point behind arch-rivals Pakistan, whereas the visitors are ranked No. 7 in the Test ranking. However, the Kane Willamson led side will do its best to leave a mark in the series.

New Zealand squad:

Kane Williamson (C), Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Mark Craig, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling.

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