Afghanistan will play test match against India in June 14
Afghanistan will play test match against India in June 14
Share:

 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) once again fitted in an unscheduled and out-of-turn series, announcing on Tuesday that it will host Afghanistan’s first-ever Test at Bangalore from June 14, leaving the India team less than a week before it flies to Ireland and England for the long summer. While the Sri Lanka series that ran till December 24 didn’t allow Virat Kohli’s team enough time to get acclimatized to conditions in South Africa, Afghanistan’s first-ever Test also threatens to affect India’s preparations ahead of the tour of Ireland and England.

Board officials bypassed the tours and fixtures committee without calling them for a meeting to decide this Test. Rajan Tiwari, a member of the committee, who had attended the last meeting held in August in Kolkata to decide the 2017-18 home season, including the hastily-arranged Sri Lanka series, confirmed that he had no knowledge of the decision. It has also been learnt that the Board president and treasurer were kept in the dark.

The Afghanistan Test is scheduled to end on June 18 and India will leave on June 24 or 25 for Ireland where they play the first of their two T20s against the hosts on June 27. About a week after their arrival, they move to England for the limited-overs series and stay there till September playing a five-Test series. The Board, however, fulfilled the Lodha panel recommendation allowing a 15-day gap between the IPL and the next series.  

Join NewsTrack Whatsapp group
Related News