The cancellation of the fourth T20I between India and South Africa at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium on Wednesday triggered a debate inside Parliament on Thursday over winter scheduling of international cricket in North India. Notably, the parliament was supposed to have a long discussion on the rising pollution concerns of the country today. And the match cancellation became an obvious topic in it. It was Congress MP Shashi Tharoor who raised the concern during discussions, pointing to recurring visibility issues in North Zone venues during peak winter. BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla responded by stressing caution rather than relocation. He said, “There needs to be more attention to scheduling matches between December 15 and January 15." In response, Tharoor suggested that Kerala can be a suitable alternative for winter fixtures, given the relatively stable weather conditions. Shukla rejected the regional framing of the issue and underlined existing policy. Shukla defended, “It’s not about Kerala. There needs to be more attention to scheduling matches between December 15 and January 15. Kerala gets matches anyway under the rotation policy." However, Shukla kind of gave up when Tharoor pressed the point again, and agreed to "shift all matches to Kerala." Read also: Abandoned India South Africa T20I revives NCR’s age-old pollution nightmares Scheduling under scrutiny after Lucknow washout The India vs South Africa 4th T20I was officially called off at 9:30 pm IST after six separate inspections by match officials. Fog continued to thicken as the evening progressed, making play impossible. Players from both teams had stopped warming up by 7:30 pm and returned to their dressing rooms as visibility failed to improve. The situation inside the stadium reflected the conditions on the field. Spectators, who had waited in cold weather, began leaving the venue from around 9 pm, even before the final decision was announced. The match officials cited worsening visibility as the sole reason for abandonment. North Indian venues have frequently faced similar issues during winter, with fog and cold affecting both domestic and international fixtures. The Lucknow incident added another example to that record and intensified calls for closer scrutiny of the calendar. Shukla, who was present at the stadium during the match window, appeared visibly frustrated by the outcome. The BCCI has not announced any immediate changes to its scheduling policy, but the Parliament exchange has brought renewed attention to how and where winter matches are allotted.