Cricket / England vs India series itinerary unlikely to change after ECB-BCCI back-channel talks

Cricket | The five-match Test series between India and England is to be played from 4 August. There have been reports for some time that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been requesting the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to finish the series a week in advance, leaving the Indian Premier League (IPL) survivors 31 matches could be organized. Now the news is coming that the ECB is not willing to make any changes in the schedule of this series. Although the BCCI has not made any formal request for this, the ECB spokesperson confirmed that between the two boards it An informal conversation is going on.

A senior BCCI source said, 'It does not seem that the ECB will make any changes in the schedule of the Test series. He has informally stated his point and I do not think there is any benefit in doing a formal request. ' The source further said, 'The ECB is to organize the Hundred League between July 24 and August 21. Broadcast deals and other preparations have been done for this. In such a situation, there is no scope of change in the schedule of the Test series.

The first match of the five Test series is to be played from 4-8 August, the second match from 12 to 16 August, the third match from 25 to 29 August, the fourth Test from 2 to 6 September and the fifth Test from 10 to 14 September. The BCCI wanted that the remaining matches of the IPL be held in the UAE between 15 September and 15 October. It remains to be seen what the BCCI intends to do for the remaining 31 matches of the IPL.