Overview
- Multiple Indian outlets reported Friday that the BCCI is reviewing a request from India’s team management to move the fourth Test scheduled in Ranchi because early winter sunsets could cut playing time.
- Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Rajkot have been named in media reports as potential replacement venues while Ranchi remains on the published schedule pending a decision.
- Guwahati is expected to stay on the itinerary with a likely earlier start time to maximise natural light rather than being relocated.
- Team management also told the board that colder winter conditions in Ranchi could make pitch preparation difficult and risk an unsuitable surface for a full five-day Test.
- Any change would be decided by the BCCI and could affect logistics and World Test Championship calculations, but no official announcement has been made so far.