A view of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.
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Kolkata Knight Riders’ home IPL recreation in opposition to Rajasthan Royals was on Tuesday superior by a day to April 16, whereas Gujarat Titans-Delhi Capitals fixture in Ahmedabad was additionally rescheduled by the BCCI which didn’t give any purpose for the transfer.
The PTI on April 1 reported that the KKR-RR tie within the 2024 Indian Premier League was set to get rescheduled due to Ram Navami, however the Board didn’t specify any purpose for the rescheduling of matches on these two dates.
“The fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders & Rajasthan Royals, which was earlier scheduled to take place on April 17, 2024 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata will now be played a day prior on April 16, 2024.
“The Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad was earlier scheduled to host the match between Gujarat Titans & Delhi Capitals on April 16, 2024. The fixture will now be played on April 17, 2024,” the BCCI stated in a press release.
It was learnt that Kolkata Police expressed its incapability to present ample safety cowl for what might be KKR’s third home recreation of the seventeenth IPL season, simply three days after they host the Lucknow Super Giants.
West Bengal can also be set to vote on April 19 within the first section of the seven-phase basic elections. The voting in Kolkata will happen on June 1.
The CAB had advised that the match be superior both by a day (16 April) or pushed again by 24 hours to 18 April.
KKR is presently in Visakhapatnam for a recreation in opposition to Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
