Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli return probably in August as Sri Lanka suggest sequence

Following the BCCI’s choice to postpone India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh scheduled for subsequent month, India Right now has realized that a minimum of two cricket boards – together with Sri Lanka – have proposed a limited-overs sequence to fill the hole.

India was initially set to journey to Bangladesh in August for a three-match ODI and T20I sequence. However the sequence has now been postponed to September 2026. With that tour on maintain, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has supplied to host an an identical sequence, that includes three ODIs and three T20Is.

This improvement may pave the way in which for the return of former India captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – each of whom have retired from Checks and T20Is – to don the India jersey once more.

“We now have acquired just a few requests and are exploring our choices. There are just a few boards who don’t have any cricket assignments throughout that interval and have supplied to play with India inside that window,” mentioned a high supply within the know of developments.

In the meantime, the BCCI has raised objections to the venue for the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) assembly. Scheduled for July 24 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the BCCI has formally requested a change in location and will take into account withdrawing from the assembly if the venue stays unchanged.

“Below the prevailing circumstances and the political upheaval in Bangladesh, it wasn’t applicable to journey to the nation. We now have formally knowledgeable the ACC to shift the venue of the subsequent assembly,” the supply added.

BCCI more likely to search authorities’s recommendation

Relating to the upcoming Asia Cup, the BCCI is predicted to hunt steerage from the Indian authorities on whether or not to proceed with the event within the UAE.

In line with the proposed schedule, the Asia Cup is about to start on September 5, with a high-profile India-Pakistan conflict scheduled for September 7.

“The proposal for the Asia Cup to be performed within the UAE was drafted even earlier than the Pahalgam assault. The state of affairs has modified since then, so no matter the federal government says, we’ll abide by it,” a high supply mentioned.

This yr’s version of the Asia Cup can be performed within the T20 format, serving as preparation for the T20 World Cup, which India is about to host early subsequent yr.

Not too long ago, the Indian authorities authorized visas for the Pakistan hockey group to journey to India for the FIH Males’s Junior World Cup.

Not like cricket, hockey is an Olympic sport, and any denial of visas may have led to sanctions from the game’s world governing physique.

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