BCCI proposes to advance England Tests in a bid to accommodate remainder of IPL 2021

The BCCI has proposed to advance the start of the 5-Test series to July end in a bid to secure a window for the remainder of the now-suspended IPL 2021 in September. India are scheduled to take on England from August 4 to September 14.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India, it has been learnt, has proposed to England and Wales Cricket Board to advance the start of the 5-match Test series from August to end of July in a bid to accommodate a window for the remainder of the Indian Premier League in September. IPL 2021 was indefinitely postponed on May 4 due to positive Covid-19 cases in bio-bubbles in India. After the World Test Championship final, starting June 18 in Southampton, India are set to take on England in a 5-Test series in England. The much-anticipated series is scheduled to start from August 4 and run until September 14. India players will stay back in the UK in the month of July, preparing for the Test series after the WTC final. As it runs out, the BCCI has proposed to advance each Test by a week. The England cricket board is yet to respond to the request.