Xtra Time Web Desk: The upcoming five match test series between India and England will go ahead as per schedule. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is unlikely to give in to BCCI’s request to shift the test matches in order to accommodate the remaining games of suspended IPL 2021.
While BCCI didn’t make any formal request as it was confirmed by the ECB spokesperson, it is learnt that the informal discussions between the bigwigs of both boards have not yielded any favourable result.
“There is no chance of ECB acceding to BCCI’s request of shifting the dates of the Test series. Since they have made their stand point clear informally, I don’t think there is any point of making a formal request,” a senior BCCI source in the know of things told PTI.
“The ECB have their inaugural ‘Hundred’ from July 24 to August 21. Their broadcast deals and everything is in place. So there is no chance of any shift happening,” the source said.
The five-Test series starts with first match at Nottingham (August 4-8), followed by Lord’s (August 12-16), Leeds (August 25-29), Oval (September 2-6) and Manchester (September 10-14).