India is scheduled to play three ODIs, and five T20Is against Sri Lanka in June-July, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly revealed in an interview with Sportstar.
Virat Kohli & Co. will be playing the final of the ICC World Test Championship in Southampton from June 18-22. Then they are set to play Sri Lanka for three ODIs and five T20Is proceeded by the Test series versus Eng⛦land.
Sri Lanka’s England tour will be starting on June 18 til𒁏l the 4th of July 2021. The🅠y will be playing 3 T20Is, and 3 ODIs in their scheduled visit.
Meanwhile, the Test series between Englaꦇnd and India also starts on August 4. This means that there is a month’s window for the series against Sri Lanka to be played.
It is expected that the BCCI will be sending a different team for the Sri Lanka series, which will include players that do not feature in India’s recently-selected squad for the WTC Final and the 5-match Test series.
Ganguly, in his interview, further reveal🌳ed that the remainder of the IPL could not be held i❀n the month-long gap after the WTC final.
“No. India is supposed to go to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and five T20Is. There are lots of organisational hazards like 14-day quarantine…This quarantine is tough to handle. Too early to say how we can find a slot to complete the IPL.”
The 48-year-old also sympathised with the players who had been in a bio-bubble for a long time, stating, “Bubble life is harsh; it’s the toughest thing. Since last September, a majority of players around the world have been living inside a bubble. There is no option. We can’t play cricket without the bubble.”
In June 2020, the Indianဣ team was set to tour Sri Lanka for 3 ODIs and as many T20Is. Unfortunately, that tour was postponed indefinitely due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
