The Uttar Pradesh [ Images ] Cricket Association can still host the third Test between India [ Images ] and Sri Lanka [ Images ] later this month in Kanpur if they can get possession of the ground from the state Government within a day.

The BCCI's Tours, Programmes and Fixtures Committee, which met in Mumbai [ Images ] on Saturday, decided to give UPCA some more time after it received a letter from Rajiv Shukla that the Association was trying to get the ground released from the government at the earliest.

Ahmedabad [ Images ] has been kept as a stand-by venue in case Kanpur is unable to host the match to be held from December 18 to 22, Chairman of the Committee Shashank Manohar [ Images ] told reporters in Mumbai.

Manohar said the BCCI's Working Committee would take a final decision on whether Kanpur will host the match depending on the situation.

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"The matter is on hold now. We have received a letter from UPCA and it for the Working Committee to take a decision", he said.

Manohar also said in case Ahmedabad holds the Test match against Sri Lanka, Mohali will be allotted a Test match against England [ Images ] next year. As per the schedule, Ahmedabad was one of the venues for the Test series against England.

The Committee also decided to change the venues of the warm-up matches against England. Baroda and Cricket Club of India (Mumbai) will stage the matches instead of Jamshedpur and Agartala.