Xtra Time Web Desk: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly and BCCI secretary Jay Shah will be at the Edgbaston to watch the fifth test match between India and England. As per a report in Inside Sport, BCCI President and Secretary will be meeting newly appointed England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Director Rob Key. The BCCI top brass will be leaving for Birmingham on June 30.
The main objective of the visit by BCCI top brass is to discuss a longer window for IPL 2023 and a window for Women’s IPL. While BCCI already held talks with other boards on WIPL window, BCCI seeks support for a longer IPL 2023 window.
Although many in the BCCI have floated the idea of a longer IPL in 2023 and held discussions with ICC officials during IPL 2022, it expects to face a lot of opposition.
Rohit Sharma and his boys is on the verge of creating history, winning a test series in England for the first time since 2007. The Indian team lead the test series 2-1.