The India vs South Africa ODI series had to start on Thursday (12th March) at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamsala), but the rain washed out the game. The cricket fans have slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for choosing Dharamshala for an international match.
India and South Africa are now busy in the three-match ODI series which is also their last international cricket assignment in the ongoing 2019/20 season. However, the fans have been massively disappointed after the rain canceled the opening game of the series in Dharamsala. Even, there was no possibility to conduct the toss.
From the last September, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamsala) got the responsibility of hosting two international matches. Incidentally, during the T20I series between India and South Africa, Dharamsala hosted the opening game of the series on 15th September 2019. However, it was also abandoned without a toss due to the rain.
Now, the same venue disappointed once again the entire cricket fans. Some have criticized the BCCI for deciding to host international cricket matches at this venue as they believe that it is not the right venue for international cricket.
In international cricket history, before last September, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamsala) hosted 13 international matches (only Test, four ODIs and eight T20Is). Though two T20Is had no results out of those matches, there was no record of match abandoned. But this inconvenience has happened only in the last two international matches.
India vs South Africa 2020: ODI series – Next Matches
On this Sunday (15th March), India and South Africa will play the next game of this series at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow). They will play the last game of this series on 18th March at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). The fans are now hoping for no more rain-interruption in the next two ODIs.
Here are some twitter reactions
The 1st ODI between India and South Africa has been abandoned due to rains.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Oc5iO6q9dj
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 12, 2020
Weather to BCCI everytime when they Select Dharamsala for a Match…#INDvSA#Dharamsala pic.twitter.com/BwRqkeEVCK
— Neel ?? (@Iam_neel) March 12, 2020
I don't remember when the match was lastly played in dharamsala many matches cancelled in venue why Bcci selected to play this stadium in rainy reports for more than month it seems to be Bcci wants intentionally want a match to be abonneded what is use of it. #Dharamsala
— FF (@NewGenral12) March 12, 2020
No chance no match today ?? Dharamsala is not the place to play cricket
— Swaminathan (@SujishKumar0602) March 12, 2020
Around 2 years back, I read an article saying cricket will be the most-affected sport by global warming. It's safe to say that was the most accurate article I have read so far!#INDvSA #Dharamsala
— Manoj Soni (@imanojsoni) March 12, 2020
20+ international cricket stadiums in India..
Advanced weather forecasting..
Yet you choose the wrong venue !! @bcci@vikrantgupta73 @sports_tak @manoj_dimri#Dharamsala#INDvSA— Rohit salvi (@iamroh14) March 12, 2020
How do you know if it's going to rain in your city?
Just check if India is going to play a cricket match there ?#INDvsSA #Dharamsala
— Why So Silly® (@silly_why) March 12, 2020
Why they are preferring these kind of stadiums…#BCCI #Dharamsala
— dask (@ambadykdas) March 12, 2020
I think the @BCCI intentionally schedules one of the matches in #Dharamsala so that it gets abandoned. I mean it's fkn 2020 and we know this time of the year it gets rainy up there.we have bloody stadiums all over this country and still fans have to go through this shit. #INDvsSA
— Bhoomish Banewal (@Bhoomishbanewal) March 12, 2020
Vahi to. Esa mausam me #Dharamsala me kon match rakhta hai. Gaya aaj ka match to ?#INDvSA #TeamIndia
— Archie Agarwal (@_rchie0425) March 12, 2020
@BCCI
You should be very much cautious about weather before scheduling matches in #Dharamsala— Ashok Chakravarthi (@AshokCh68794755) March 12, 2020
I don't remember when match was lastly played in dharma sala. Many matches cancelled in this venue #Dharamsala
— FF (@NewGenral12) March 12, 2020
