The match was earlier scheduled to be held at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kochi. Several people including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar had objected to the digging up of the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium to lay a cricket pitch. The government has also said it will take the initiative to construct an International cricket stadium at Kochi, he said. The KCA's initial plans to host the ODI at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Kochi had led to opposition from various quarters. The KCA made the move to host the ODI at the Kochi stadium two days ago after the BCCI decision to award it the right to host the ODI.

Source: dna March 22, 2018 08:18 UTC