TOI has learned that the India women's group is set to tour Sri Lanka and England to play restricted overs video games within the forthcoming months. Moreover, this will happen in addition to collaborating within the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Mithali Raj & Co to play an ODI on the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground on September 24.
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The India women's group did not play at Lord's throughout their all-format tour final 12 months. All these ODIs can be essential for the facet as they are going to depend in direction of qualification for the following Women's ODI World Cup.
The group will play three ODIs and an equal quantity of T20Is on their tour of Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, all of the video games are set to be held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.
"The team will arrive in Sri Lanka on June 18. The first ODI is scheduled to take place on June 23, while the first T20I will be held on July 3. The tour will end with the last T20I on July 7"
a dependable supply within the BCCI informed this paper
The group for this tour is probably going to be picked by the tip of this month. The BCCI is not anxious about the present civilian unrest in Sri Lanka. "Even the Australian men's cricket team is touring Lanka around the same time. So cricket shouldn't be affected by that," the supply stated.
Post the CWG, India will tour England to play three T20Is, adopted by three ODIs, with the marquee sport at Lord's on Sept 24. It will be the final match of the journey. Unfortunately, they'd not play a Test against the hosts this time.
The BCCI requested the English Cricket Board to schedule a Test between India and England
"The BCCI requested the English Cricket Board to schedule a Test. However, ECB could not accede to the request, citing a busy schedule, which incorporates the 'Hundred' too, for them"
the supply stated
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Meanwhile, TOI understands that former India off-spinner Ramesh Powar is set to proceed because the coach of the Indian women's group, as his contract is until the T20 World Cup early subsequent 12 months.
"We had appointed him in June last year and given him a two-year contract. He's done a decent job so far. We have to give him time to produce the right results. Right now, we've sent Powar as an observer for the Women's T20 Challenge in Pune, which will begin on May 23," the supply revealed.