The news was confirmed by the BCCI on Tuesday (Aug 13) with little over a month to go for the series to start. The new venue comes into use after upgrades and renovation work being carried out by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in the dressing rooms," the board said in a release. Gwalior to replace Dharamsala Consisting of two Tests and three T20Is, the match was supposed to take place on Sunday (Oct 6) in Dharamsala. However, the HPCA was unable to meet the deadline to make the stadium available which meant that the BCCI was on a hunt for a new venue. The newly-built Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior emerged as the option with fond memories of Indian cricket. In February 2009, Sachin Tendulkar became the first male cricketer to score an ODI double hundred which was scored at the same venue. Interestingly, this will be India's first international men's match at the venue since that historic feat achieved by Tendulkar.   BCCI opts to swap venue The BCCI also opted to swap venues during England's tour of India in 2025 for the ODI series. The series which will serve as a warm-up for the 2025 Champions Trophy will now see slight change as Eden Gardens will host the opening match instead of the second and Chennai in turn will host the second match. "The venue change was necessitated following a request from Kolkata Police to the Cricket Association of Bengal regarding their prior Republic Day commitments and obligations," the BCCI said. Apart from those slight changes, the plans for the remainder of the season remain the same with India expecting to play one more series between the Champions Trophy and the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL).