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Railways Move Home Matches From Gujarat To CCI
Railways is a cricket team that used Karnail Singh Stadium for about five decades.
It has not been allowed to use that stadium for the past three or four years.
Last season, the team played home matches in Gujarat.
Those matches were held in Surat and Valsad.
The team had to use different grounds instead of one regular home venue.
Now, Railways wants to play at the Cricket Club of India venue.
Its coach believes one regular ground will give the team more home advantage.
The coach’s comments refer to three matches but list four appearances across Surat and Valsad.
Railways have been suspended from using Karnail Singh Stadium for the past three to four years.
The team played its home matches in Gujarat last season, including at venues in Surat and Valsad.
Railways’ coach said the team wants one venue for all its home matches.
The team will use the Cricket Club of India venue instead of continuing to play across Gujarat.
The coach said a single venue would help Railways gain home advantage; his account mentions three matches but lists four venue appearances.
- Who
- The Railways cricket team and head coach Syed Zakaria Zuffri.
- What
- Railways are moving their home matches from venues in Gujarat to the Cricket Club of India venue.
- Where
- The team previously played in Surat and Valsad, and now plans to use the Cricket Club of India venue.
- When
- Last season, Railways played in Gujarat; the current move follows a three-to-four-year suspension from Karnail Singh Stadium.
- Why
- Railways want all their home matches at one venue to gain home advantage.
Key facts
- Former home ground
- Karnail Singh Stadium
- Time away from former ground
- Three to four years
- Last season’s location
- Gujarat
- Previous Gujarat venues
- Surat and Valsad
- New venue
- Cricket Club of India venue, referred to as CCI
- Stated reason for move
- To play all home matches at one venue and gain home advantage
- Reported match-count discrepancy
- The coach refers to three matches but lists one Valsad appearance and three Surat appearances
Quotes
Syed Zakaria Zuffri
Railways head coach
“We have been suspended from Karnail Singh for the last three to four years, so we were playing in Gujarat.”
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