MUMBAI: The BCCI has moved the knockouts of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a home T20 match, from Indore to Pune as a result of logistical causes. The knockouts of the occasion, scheduled to be held from Dec 12 to 18, will now be staged on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Gahunje and the Dr DY Patil Academy floor in Ambi in Pune.“We knowledgeable BCCI a couple of fortnight in the past that we will be unable to stage the SMAT knockouts as there’s a lack of lodge room availability right here as a result of some international convention (of docs) in Indore from Dec 9-12,” Madhya Pradesh Cricket Affiliation CEO Rohit Pandit advised TOI from Indore on Friday. A BCCI official confirmed that following the MPCA’s request, the knockouts of the T20 match have been moved to Pune. Fairly just a few high gamers within the nation are anticipated to take part within the match.In the meantime, the IndiGo flights disaster, with the airline having already cancelled round 1,000 flights whereas many different home flights have been disrupted, may have an effect on the conduct of the BCCI’s home tournaments too. Presently, the BCCI is conducting the league stage of the SMAT at 4 centres: Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Hyderabad.“If the disaster continues, it could possibly be a problem to fly the eight taking part groups, in addition to the umpires and different officers to Pune for the SMAT knockouts. Additionally, the Girls’s Underneath-23 T20 Trophy in Ahmedabad and the Males’s Underneath-19 Cooch Behar Trophy are happening in the meanwhile, for which the groups and officers (umpires and officers) must journey always,” mentioned a supply monitoring developments.