BCCI may consider reducing the number of venues for India– West Indies series due to covid outbreak in the country. As the things stand, West Indies is set a play a series of 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is starting from February 6. But the BCCI officials said that the fixtures might be revised as the situation gets worse from here on. Cricket West Indies is also ready to co-operate with the decision if the BCCI sends any such request.
we will take a call at an appropriate time- an BCCI official
“A request for such a change has not reached to me as yet. But we accept such operational actions by local boards in the interest of what is best for implementing health protocols,” CWI chief Ricky Skerritt told Cricbuzz recently.
According to the current schedule, West Indies will spend 3-day isolation in Ahmedabad on February 1. Then they will practice on February 4 and 5.
West Indies will begin their tour with 3-match starting from February 6 in Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Kolkata respectively. While Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, and Thiruvananthapuram will host the T20I matches starting from February 15.
“Nothing has been decided as of now. This is a fluid situation and we are keeping an eye on the situation, and we will take a call at an appropriate time,” a senior BCCI official said.
Notable that BCCI postponed all their domestic tournaments which included Ranji Trophy due to a covid outbreak across the country.
Currently, the Indian team is in South Africa as they are in the middle of an important test series. The series is leveled by 1-1 with the last test to be played on January 11 at Cape Town. Then they will play 3-match ODI series starting on January 19 at Paarl. The tour will finish on January 23.
But India has a long home season to follow. Apart from West Indies, they will also host Sri Lanka for a series of 2 Tests and 3 T20Is in February-March. Then there will be a 2-month window for IPL 2022 in which there will be 10 teams this time. And post IPL, India will host South Africa in a 5-match T20I series in June this year.
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