BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday denied reports that the opening ODI of the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka has been moved from Delhi to Ahmedabad.
In a brief statement, Saikia said the match, to be played on December 13, was allotted to Delhi as per a standard policy and no change has been made to the venue.
"Reports suggesting that the India–Sri Lanka ODI match scheduled in Delhi may be shifted to Ahmedabad are not accurate. There has been no such decision by the BCCI," Saikia said.
"Further, it needs to be reiterated that bilateral matches are primarily allotted by following a standard policy," he added.
The reports suggested that the match has been moved to Ahmedabad, which is to host the series finale on December 19, due to ongoing construction work at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here.
Apart from the ODIs, Sri Lanka will also play a three-match T20 International series during the tour.
The Sri Lanka National Cricket Team is scheduled to travel to India in December to play three ODIs and three T20Is. The India National Cricket Team will host Sri Lanka after completing its highly anticipated multi-format tour of New Zealand in October-November.
Sri Lanka’s upcoming tour of India will begin with the three-match ODI leg before the teams move on to the three-match T20I series.