Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday, an afternoon after the ICC introduced its International Cup time table starting October 5, requested BCCI why Mohali was once no longer selected as a venue for the ODI International Cup.
Since Tuesday, when the World Cricket Council and the BCCI, the Indian cricket board, introduced the International Cup time table, some Opposition leaders have hinted at political interference in scheduling, questioning why Ahmedabad is getting big-ticket fits over many different venues.
Tewari, who’s the MP from Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, tweeted, “Why skip Mohali as venue of the International Cup? @ShuklaRajiv @BCCI @cricketworldcup @ICC.” Punjab Sports activities Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Tuesday condemned the exclusion of Mohali from the listing of host towns for the cricket International Cup-2023.
Hayer described the exclusion of Mohali for the International Cup fits as “open discrimination” towards Punjab.
Hayer additionally mentioned it was once the primary time for the reason that development of PCA Stadium-Mohali {that a} International Cup was once being held in India and but the town was once no longer selected as a venue for any fit.
Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata are the ten venues selected for the marquee match.