'Fifa approved' turf for cricket! Opposition mounts against hosting game

Opposition is mounting over the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA)'s plans to host the India-West Indies ODI in November at Kochi, with former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor stating that the association's move was 'suspect'. The Jawaharlal Stadium in Kochi is one of six in India that are approved by FIFA.

The plan has received backlash from the football community as well as from politicians such as Shashi Tharoor. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has also expressed his concerns on Twitter. He has urged CoA chief Shri Vinod Rai, who has promised to look into the matter, as mentioned on one of his tweets.
Worried about the potential damage to the FIFA approved World class Football turf in Kochi. Urge the KCA to take the right decision where cricket (Thiruvananthapuram) and Football (Kochi) can happily coexist. pic.twitter.com/rs5eZmhFDP

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 20, 2018
Tharoor, Thiruvananthapuram MP, said he has already spoken to Committee Of Administrators Chief Vinod Rai against the KCA's "bizarre" decision to transfer an ODI match from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi, whose ground was last used for the U-17 Football WorldCup.