The St Xaviers College ground at Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram had its dressing room with water leakage issues that came in limelight after a heavy downpour on Day 3 of the round four Ranji match between Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. The Indian Express had received visuals showing water pouring down through gaps in the roof, which probably damaged the kitbags of a few players. However, a heavy shower on Day 3 has called an early stumps in the match. #RanjiTrophy #CricketTwitter Heavy downpour, severe water leakage in the dressing room leads to stumps early on Day 3 between Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. https://t.co/ilsZkupkld pic.twitter.com/hREfUjJXVd — Express Sports (@IExpressSports) November 8, 2024 Read: Green Park Stadium receives Unsatisfactory rating from ICC Controversy is not new at St Xaviers College ground Mismanagement has been a notable issue in the Ranji Trophy venues for the last couple of seasons. If its ineficiency or lack of funds is yet unknown. In the first round, the Ranji match between Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka was halted due to rain on Day 2 at the Holkar Stadium, Indore. Notably, Gwalior was hosting a T20I between India and Bangladesh. Thus, MCPA transferred the covers from Indore to Gwalior, leaving the former open to the rain. Thus, a little drizzle washed away the entire second day. Xaviers ground is not new in the area of controversies, as Bengal's former captain Manoj Tiwari once suffered. He was playing his last season for Bengal and had once stated in his Facebook live, "We are playing Kerala in a ground, not a stadium despite there being one built years ago, we are being asked to play in a ground on the outskirts of the State. The dressing rooms are such that you cannot even strategise properly since our dressing room and the opposite dressing room are so close to each other that you can hear what the others are saying. There is no privacy. I hope that this is looked into in the future.”