New Delhi

But that is exactly what happened at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday as the opening game of the three-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka had to be called off without a ball being bowled. And that hasn’t gone down well with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which now awaits chief curator Ashish Bhowmick’s report on the same.

A BCCI official said that this was elementary and is a direct effect of the lack of experience among the new state association officials. In fact, he also pointed at the lack of preparedness of Bhowmick and CEO Rahul Johri.

“These things will happen as there is learning curve that officials of all associations are faced with after the implementation of the Lodha report. No association had the opportunity to plan for succession and continuity. In this day and age continuity strategies remain one of the biggest concerns for stakeholders across the globe.

“The associations were never given the opportunity to address this concern. I think a lot of blame lies with the BCCI’s curator and ultimately with the CEO who should at least have had the foresight to ensure that the basics were in place,” he said.

Another official pointed at the disappointment that the fans must have felt considering that the rest of the ground was completely dry.

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