Australia's third Test against India will not go ahead at the picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala due to major concerns about the surface - and this is bad news for the Australians. ESPNcricinfo is reporting that the Indian board (BCCI) has taken the decision to shift the match from the picturesque stadium in the Himalayas after an unfavourable report of the venue. The cold conditions at Dharamsala would have made it hard for curators to deliver a pitch that would have suited India's spinners. The last international match played at the ground was in February 2022 when India hosted two Twenty20s between India and Sri Lanka. Dharamsala has only hosted one previous Test - the fourth match of the 2017 Border-Gavaskar series which India won by eight wickets to clinch the trophy.

Source: Daily Mail February 13, 2023 09:25 UTC