India's tour of West Indies, which was set to start right after the ICC World Cup 2019 has reportedly been postponed by two weeks upon a request from BCCI.
According to ESPN CricInfo, Cricket West Indies has accepted the Indian Cricket association's request to delay the tournament, now likely to begin around the first week of August.
As per the ICC’s Future Tour Program, India was supposed to play two test matches, three ODIs and three T-20 matches right after the world cup in the UK, the final for which is to be played on 14 July.
According to the CricInfo report, BCCI has also asked the West Indian cricket association to include a three-day warm fixture during the tour.
The dates for the fixture are said to be finalised by 13 May, CricInfo further reported.
Now, the rescheduling will also mean that CWI will also have to change the schedule for the Carribean Premier League (CPL), which was initially supposed to start on 21 August and end on 7 September.
CWI CEO Johnny Grave, according to the report, confirmed the change of dates for this year's CPL – It will now be played from 4 September to 12 October.
(With inputs from ESPN CricInfo.)
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