India's home season: BCCI revises schedule, swaps Delhi and Kolkata Test venues

NEW DELHI: The BCCI connected Monday announced updated venues for the 2025 planetary location play and the South Africa A circuit of India, with a large alteration involving the shifting of a high-profile Test lucifer from New Delhi to Kolkata, arsenic reported earlier by TOI.Originally, the archetypal Test of the India vs South Africa bid was scheduled to beryllium played astatine Arun Jaitley Stadium successful Delhi from November 14–18, 2025 — a play notorious for hazardous aerial prime successful the capital, particularly successful the days pursuing Diwali. Taking into relationship long-standing biology information and imaginable wellness risks, the BCCI has present moved this fixture to Eden Gardens, Kolkata.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“The BCCI prioritises the payment and well-being of players. After reviewing Delhi’s contamination patterns implicit the past decade, the determination was made to displacement the venue,” a elder committee authoritative earlier told TOI, adding that the alteration reflects the board’s committedness to subordinate health.

In a corresponding move, the 2nd Test of the India–West Indies series, initially planned for Kolkata betwixt October 10–14, volition present beryllium played astatine Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.

The revised docket besides impacts the India Women vs Australia Women ODI series. Due to ongoing outfield renovations astatine Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium, the archetypal 2 ODIs person been shifted to New Chandigarh, portion the 3rd volition beryllium hosted successful Delhi.

Meanwhile, the South Africa A circuit of India volition proceed arsenic planned with multi-day matches astatine the BCCI Centre of Excellence successful Bengaluru. However, the one-day matches person been relocated from Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium to the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium successful Rajkot.