The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will now be played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati instead of being played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
The Kolkata police have denied permission to hold the match in Kolkata due to the Ram Navami festivities in the city, following which the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) informed the KKR team and the BCCI officials of the venue change.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari had announced that over 20,000 processions are being organised across West Bengal to celebrate the festival.
"We have informed the BCCI to reschedule the match, but there is no scope for rescheduling the game in the city later and I'm now hearing that it's going to be shifted to Guwahati," Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Ganguly told PTI.
As per reports in the media, KKR wanted to change the match date at first, but BCCI officials denied it. Later, they agreed to host LSG on April 6 in Guwahati.
(With PTI inputs)
