India v West Indies 2014: Venues announced; Feroz Shah Kotla to host its first ever T20I
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the venues for the West Indies home series later this year in the months of October and November, when the Carribean team will be contesting in 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and a T20 against MS Dhoni’s men.
Venues of India-WI series - Tests: Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, ODIs: Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam, Cuttack, Dharamshala, Kochi, T20I: Delhi
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 26, 2014
Feroz Shah Kotla will be hosting its first ever Twenty20 International, Ravi Jain, BCCI's deputy head of media committee and media convenor of Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA), confirmed.
"We will leave no stone unturned to make this T20 International a grand success," Jain said.
While Dhoni’s hometown Ranchi was rumoured to be in the mix to host one of the 3 Test matches, a senior BCCI official said that as long as the city doesn’t come with the board’s rotation policy, it can’t host a match.
"Yes, Ranchi has got the ICC nod and BCCI needs to ratify it as a Test centre during a working committee meeting. But above everything, Ranchi needs to come into the rotation policy system which is in work. How could we have allotted Ranchi a match when there are other centres with valid claims of hosting a Test as per rotation policy," the source told PTI.
| Format | Venues |
|---|---|
| Tests | Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad |
| ODIs | Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Cuttack, Dharamsala, Kochi |
| T20 | Delhi |
The dates and order of matches is to be decided later.