The third Test between India and Australia has been moved from the picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala to Indore because of issues in regards to the floor.
The BCCI stated harsh winter circumstances within the Himalayas meant the outfield has not grown sufficient grass to host a global match.
Holkar Stadium in Indore will host the competition, scheduled to start on March 1, as an alternative.
India have performed two Test matches on the venue, defeating New Zealand by 321 runs in 2016 and Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs in 2019.
Veteran offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 18 wickets at 12.50 in Indore.
The BCCI’s inspection panel visited the Dharamsala floor on Saturday and famous issues over the outfield.
The final worldwide match performed on the stadium was in February 2022 when India hosted two Twenty20s between India and Sri Lanka.
Dharamsala has solely hosted one earlier Test – the fourth match of the 2017 Border-Gavaskar collection which India received by eight wickets to clinch the trophy.
Australia and India will face-off within the second Test in Delhi, beginning on Friday, because the vacationers try and bounce again from an innings and 132-run smashing within the collection opener in Nagpur.
The fourth and remaining Test is because of start on March 9 on the 132,000-seat capability Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
