The Board of Control of Cricket in India’s (BCCI) so-called wisdom of hosting the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy final at a neutral venue is a perfect example of, to use a cricketing term, playing down the wrong line.

Apparently, the need to induce neutrality is at the heart of this decision by Indian cricket’s think tank. Sure, there should be a high degree of fairness in a contest, but playing the finals of the national championship with no home support for one of the two teams is ridiculous.