The International Cricket Council approved Greater Noida’s Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Cricket Stadium as a venue to host international cricket matches on Friday, according to PTI.
“ICC had first inspected the venue in December 2015 and it was approved at that time for staging Associate Member matches only. The venue was upgraded to ensure minimum requirements, enabling Full Member matches to be played,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement. “Last week, the ICC inspected the venue and it was confirmed that the minimum requirements for Full Member matches are now in place.”
According to the Hindustan Times, ICC match referee Jeff Crowe had visited the stadium and inspected the pitch and other facilities on December 13. Crowe and MV Sridhar, the general manager for cricket operations, BCCI, had conducted a detailed examination on that day.
The venue hosted the Duleep Trophy earlier in the year while the Afghanistan national team also played some of their matches at the venue.
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