Afghanistan Request BCCI To Reschedule India T20I For Ganesh Chaturthi

I dia
vs
Afgha ista
T20I:& bsp;The
Afgha ista
C icket
Boa d
(ACB)
has
epo tedly
app oached
the
Boa d
of
Co t ol
fo
C icket
i
I dia
(BCCI)
with
a
equest
to
eschedule
o e
of
the
upcomi g
T20Is
agai st
I dia
to
Septembe
14,
which
falls
o
Ga esh
Chatu thi.

Acco di g
to
a
epo t
by
I dia
Today,
the
ACB
wa ts
eithe
the
fi st
o
seco d
match
of
the
th ee-game
se ies
moved
to
Septembe
14
so
that
the
fixtu e
coi cides
with
the
festival
celeb atio s
i
New
Delhi.

The
p oposed
cha ge
is
yet
to
be
app oved
by
the
BCCI.
U til
the
two
boa ds
each
a
ag eeme t,
the
existi g
schedule
will
emai
u cha ged.

Afgha ista
Wa ts
I dia
T20I
O
Septembe
14

The
th ee-match
se ies
is
cu e tly
scheduled
to
begi
o
Septembe
13,
with
the
seco d
T20I
o
Septembe
15
a d
the
fi al
match
o
Septembe
17.

The
ACB
has
epo tedly
asked
whethe
eithe
the
ope i g
match
o
the
seco d
T20I
ca
be
moved
to
Septembe
14.

“Sou ces
familia
with
the
developme t
have
told
I dia
Today
that
the
ACB
has
asked
the
BCCI
if
eithe
the
fi st
o
seco d
T20I
could
be
moved
to
Septembe
14,
which
falls
o
Ga esh
Chatu thi.& dquo;

The
equest
would
ot
affect
the
umbe
of
matches
i
the
se ies.
I stead,
it
would
simply
alte
the
date
of
eithe
the
fi st
o
seco d
fixtu e.

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Gambhi & squo;s
Job
I
T ouble?
BCCI& squo;s
Decisio
Comes
With
2
Big
Facto s

The
p oposal
still
eeds
the
BCCI’s
app oval,
mea i g
the
o igi al
Septembe
13,
15
a d
17
schedule
emai s
the
official
pla
fo
ow.

All
th ee
matches
a e
scheduled
to
be
played
at
the
A u
Jaitley
Stadium
i
New
Delhi.

Why
Afgha ista
A e
Playi g
I dia
I
New
Delhi

Although
Afgha ista
a e
desig ated
as
the
hosts,
the
se ies
will
be
played
e ti ely
i
I dia.

The
a a geme t
comes
amid
ci cumsta ces
that
p eve t
Afgha ista
f om
egula ly
stagi g
home
i te atio al
matches.
I dia
has
p eviously
se ved
as
a
ve ue
fo
Afgha ista ‘s
i te atio al
fixtu es
whe
the
team
has
bee
u able
to
host
matches
at
home.

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Sha ma
Reti eme t
Co fi med?
Repo t
Reveals
His
Possible
Last
ODI

The
upcomi g
se ies
is
eve theless
sig ifica t
fo
Afgha ista
as
it
ma ks
the
team’s
fi st
bilate al
se ies
agai st
I dia
as
pa t
of
the
Futu e
Tou s
P og amme
i
which
Afgha ista
a e
officially
the
desig ated
hosts.

Playi g
the
matches
i
New
Delhi
allows
Afgha ista
to
etai
the
se ies
while
usi g
a
established
i te atio al
ve ue.

I dia-Afgha ista
Se ies
Comes
Befo e
Asia
Games

The
T20I
se ies
will
also
give
both
teams
valuable
p epa atio
ahead
of
the
2026
Asia
Games,
which
a e
scheduled
to
begi
late
i
Septembe .

With
the
matches
comi g
sho tly
befo e
the
multi-spo t
eve t,
both
sides
could
use
the
se ies
to
assess
combi atio s
a d
give
playe s
a
oppo tu ity
to
build
mome tum
i
the
T20
fo mat.

Fo
I dia,
the
timi g
also
adds
sig ifica ce
to
a
al eady
c owded
Septembe
schedule.

Ba gladesh
Tou
Adds
Mo e
U ce tai ty

I dia’s
p oposed
white-ball
tou
of
Ba gladesh
emai s
u ce tai ,
addi g
a othe
complicatio
to
the
team’s
Septembe
cale da .

The
tou
was
p eviously
postpo ed,
a d
a y
f esh
p oposal
would
equi e
the
BCCI
to
co sult
the
I dia
gove me t
befo e
a
fi al
decisio
is
take .

With
the
Afgha ista
se ies
ow
scheduled
fo
the
middle
of
Septembe ,
I dia’s
i te atio al
cale da
fo
the
mo th
could
still
u de go
fu the
cha ges.

Fo
ow,
the
Afgha ista
T20Is
emai
scheduled
fo
Septembe
13,
15
a d
17
i
New
Delhi.
If
the
BCCI
accepts
the
ACB’s
equest,
o e
of
the
fi st
two
matches
will
i stead
be
played
o
Septembe
14,
Ga esh
Chatu thi.

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