BCCI and BCB jointly postponed the IND vs. ban series due to diplomatic tension, which led to the August window open for Team India.
With India’s tour of Bangladesh postponed by a year, the India Cricket Team was staring at a long break. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have begun talks to replace IND vs BAN series with IND vs SL series. As the Lanka Premier League has been postponed as well, it has opened up a space in Sri Lanka’s calendar. That could help India play Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI and T20I series.
Sri Lanka are scheduled to visit Zimbabwe late August. Before that, the two boards are in talks to play a six-match white-ball series. However, nothing has been made official yet, as per Sri Lankan news outlet Newswire.
India last toured Sri Lanka in 2023. But there was no official fixture this year against Sri Lanka. However, it is a good news for fans as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be able to return to ODI cricket. The two last played in the ICC Champions Trophy and with both retiring from Test and T20Is, ODI is the only format they would be seen in. As India’s next official ODI series is against Australia in October, it would have delayed Rohit-Kohli’s return. But if the IND vs SL series takes place, fans could see the two stalwarts play as soon as next month.
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