The choice about Bengaluru’s replacement for the ICC women’s ODI World Cup is about to be finalised later this week.
With the Karnataka State Cricket Association informing the Board of Control for Cricket in India of its incapability to acquire the requisite clearances to stage matches, the International Cricket Council, in session with the match host BCCI, has been attempting to finalise the replacement venue for the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
With the World Cup opener barely six weeks away, time is working out to finalise the logistics. The Hindu understands that Thiruvananthapuram has emerged as a front-runner, with Guwahati in competition to host further matches.
According to a supply in the know of issues, a formal announcement can be made “in a couple of days”.
With Bengaluru having been deemed unfit following the stampede exterior the stadium a day after the Indian Premier League remaining in June, the World Cup matches, together with the ultimate on November 2, must be rescheduled.