India, Oct. 12 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday denied reports that the opening ODI between India and Sri Lanka would be shifted from Delhi to Ahmedabad. Earlier, several reports claimed that the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi would be unable to host the series opener between the two Asian teams due to ongoing construction work.

However, Saikia said no such decision has been taken for now and that the decision to allot bilateral matches depends on the standard policy, and there has been no change in the venue.

"Reports suggesting that the India-Sri Lanka ODI match scheduled in Delhi may be shifted to Ahmedabad are not accurate. There has been no such decision by the BCCI. We reque...