After the Kolkata Police expressed their inability to provide security due to ‘Ram Navami’ celebrations in the state’s capital, the Kolkata Knight Riders’ match against Lucknow Super Giants is all set to shift from Kolkata to Guwahati. 

While talking to news agency PTI, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehashish Ganguly shared the news. He said that he has informed the BCCI about rescheduling the match and he has heard from the BCCI authorities the match will be played in Guwahati.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari already asserted that “Hindus will unite” and large-scale celebrations will take place on Ram Navami. 

Meanwhile, Bowlers will be allowed to use saliva on the ball in IPL 2025. The decision was made by IPL following a meeting on Thursday at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, where most of the franchise captains expressed support for the change to the decision-makers of the tournament, as per a report by ESPNcricinfo.

Several captains agreed to revoke the saliva ban adopted by the ICC in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Several fast bowlers have opined that the ban impedes their effectiveness by not allowing reverse swing, which has become uncommon in white-ball cricket, including ODIs, where two new balls are utilized.