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BCCI Meeting: India to play D/N Test in Aus, new Motera stadium to host pink-ball Test vs Eng

BCCI Meeting: India to play D/N Test in Aus, new Motera stadium to host pink-ball Test vs Eng

New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) The BCCI on Sunday gave its nod for India to play one day-night test during their 2020-21 tour of Australia, where the two teams will play four test matches between December and January.
According to a Cricinfo report, the BCCI has also chalked in the refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad as a likely venue to host a day-night Test during the five-match series against England, to be played in January-February 2021.
Both decisions were taken by the BCCI's Apex Council, which met in Delhi on Sunday, and was attended by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah.
India, during their 2018-19 tour of Australia, had earlier rejected Cricket Australia's proposal to play a pink-ball Test. Virat Kohli also later admitted to being hesitant to play in one due to lack of exposure.
However, later in 2019, under the tutelage of new BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, India played their maiden day-night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The BCCI's decision to play day-night Test came after its meeting with a Cricket Australia delegation led by chairman Earl Eddings in January.
Eddings had met Ganguly and Shah on the sidelines of the India-Australia ODI series to chart out a plan for the day-night Test and identify the venue. Originally, CA wanted to host two pink-ball Tests against India, but the BCCI gave the nod for just one.
At the meeting, the BCCI also decided to release funds to all the state associations that had applied to the BCCI to clear their pending payments.
It was also decided that the BCCI would make an ad-hoc payment of Rs 2 crore (US$ 280,000 approx.) to the newly formed Indian Cricketers' Association to set up its offices and create organisational structure.
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