Kolkata, April 1 -- Ex-India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly would love to host as many Tests as possible at Eden Gardens but he is also "happy" to see the traditional format reach other venues like Guwahati and Ranchi. Unveiling Team India's home season for 2026-27, the BCCI last week left out traditional venues like Kolkata and Mumbai from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, scheduling matches in Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad from January 21 to February 25 next year. Ganguly said Eden Gardens has got its fair share of games. "It's always great to have big Test matches back at Eden Gardens. As the president of the CAB and being a former player, I would like to host Test matches here, but we got the Test against South Africa, then there were T20 World Cup games and the Indian Premier League fixtures," Ganguly said on the sidelines of the book launch 'Miracle At Eden' here. "As much as you would like to host matches at the Eden, it is important to understand that it has to go to other venues as well," he added. India's 2026-27 home season is a packed one, featuring series against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia across formats. Kolkata and Mumbai will host only white-ball matches. But Guwahati, which made its Test debut in November 2025, will host its second Test in just over a year's time, while Ahmedabad also returns as a venue after hosting the West Indies in October. The perceived sidelining of traditional centres has divided opinions. "...stadiums all around India are very good. I am so happy to see a Test match at Chennai, then there are matches at Guwahati and Ranchi, where the facilities are very good," Ganguly said. However, former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju favoured a return to traditional Test centres. "Back in our time, we had five Test venues -- Kolkata, Kanpur, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai -- and it had its own charm. I think they should go back to that format again," Raju said. "Hosting T20Is and ODIs are alright, but playing in these five Test centres is always special." The IPL governing council on Tuesday expressed deepest condolences on the death of Jan William Langford, a British broadcast engineer who was working with the BCCI for the 2026 edition of the league, and assured help to his family. The 76-year-old Langford was found unconscious in his room at a hotel in south Mumbai on Monday morning, following which he was rushed to a hospital by the hotel management. He was declared dead on arrival, an official said. Nothing suspicious was found in his postmortem examination, said a Marine Drive police station official....