Irani Trophy tie not to be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur

The Irani Trophy cricket match scheduled to be held from September 21 to 25 was shifted to another venue after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Pitch and Grounds Committee Chairman Venkat Sundaram found the Sawai Mansingh Stadium pitch unsuitable for the important tie.

Sundaram inspected the pitch and later announced that the match would be shifted to another venue, which will be decided by the BCCI.

The preparation of the pitch was hit hard by the war of egos between the Rajasthan Cricket Association and the Rajasthan State Sports Council which reportedly handed the ground late to RCA.
 
The Memorandum of Understanding between the RCA and RSCC regarding the use of the stadium had expired last month and it was not renewed.

The RSCC was reluctant to renew the MoU in the present form and RCA was not willing to relent either.

The officials of the RSCC, however, claimed that it was RCA's fault which led to the shifting of the match by making a mess of the MoU.