Reports in the media have suggested that instead of cancelling the proposed tour of Afghanistan, the BCCI is contemplating sending a second-string team, with the seniors including ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to be rested before the West Indies tour.
The best of India's players are in England for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, including skipper Rohit Sharma and stalwart Virat Kohli, and they will be to be rested for the gruelling West Indies tour where all three formats will be played, where Kohli and Rohit are certain two play Tests and ODIs and would need adequate rest.
The West Indies series is set to be played from July 12 to August 13, leaving June 20-30 as the only possible window for the Afghanistan series. Meanwhile, the BCCI might have to shorten the series or convert it to either T20I or ODI series and play a second-string side led by Hardik Pandya.
India will play two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is against the West Indies from July 12 to August 13, after which the team is expected to play a three-match T20I series in Ireland. The Ireland series will mostly feature IPL performers and even Pandya could rest from that series keeping Asia Cup in mind.
The Indian team has a packed schedule lined up after the conclusion of the IPL. While the coaching staff and some members of the team have already flown to England to prepare for the final of the World Test Championship against Australia starting on June 7, there is also a full tour of the Caribbean lined up ahead.
India will play two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is against the West Indies from July 12 to August 13, after which the team is expected to play a three-match T20I series in Ireland. The Ireland series will mostly feature IPL performers and even Pandya could rest from that series keeping Asia Cup in mind.
(With PTI Inputs)
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