Apart from Rahane, who has sought permission to play for Hampshire in the upcoming county season, six of India's Test specialists might also end up playing a few games for various English county sides to prepare for the inaugural World Test Championship series in July and August.
Pujara already has a three-year contract with Yorkshire and is set to play there again.
"Pujara's contract was a deal between him and the county and it's a long-term deal," a senior BCCI official told PTI on Friday.
"CoA head Vinod Rai has already given his approval, but Diana Edulji and Lt General Ravi Thodage are yet to give their approvals," the official said.
"With India set to play against the Caribbean in about fortnight after the end of the World Cup, the BCCI has prepared a proposal wherein their Test specialists can play some red ball cricket in months of June till mid-July," the senior official added.
"During the last Test series in England, the BCCI has had discussions with the CEOs of all major counties so that our top Test players can play there in summers," said the official.
Ideally, the BCCI is looking at three to maximum four first class games for its players before the West Indies series.
"The conditions are completely different save that they will playing with red Dukes which will also be used in the West Indies. It's just that they will get game time. We are hopeful that all our seven Test players will be playing either Division 1 or 2 of the English county," he said.
India skipper Virat Kohli was supposed to play for Surrey last year but could not do so due to an injury.
(With inputs from PTI)
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