New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Congress' Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor on Thursday made an appeal to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla to shift the international matches out of the northern part of the country during winters and shift to the southern part, especially to his home state, Kerala.

Tharoor's remarks came in after the fourth T20I between India and South Africa at the Ekana Stadium had to be abandoned due to excessive fog and poor air quality in Lucknow. The game, which was initially scheduled to start at 7 PM, went through six inspections by the umpires before being called off at 9:25 PM. Ahmedabad will host the fifth game on Friday.

Speaking to the media outside the Parliament in New ...