Overview
- Punjab vs Sikkim on January 3 at Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground will exclude the general public, with only students and staff permitted and private bouncers deployed.
- The game will not be televised or live-streamed, though it will be recorded as is standard for Vijay Hazare Trophy fixtures.
- Officials cited the school-based ground’s lack of stands and seating alongside security considerations in opting for a closed-door match.
- Shubman Gill and Arshdeep Singh are slated to play Punjab’s January 3 and January 6 matches in line with the BCCI requirement for international players to feature in domestic 50-over games.
- The Sikkim fixture is Gill’s final domestic outing before he joins India’s ODI squad for the New Zealand series starting January 11.