Veteran stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are prone to get some extra sport time because the BCCI is planning to extend the variety of ODI matches this yr. With the ODI World Cup scheduled for 2027, the board is eager to have gamers spend extra time in 50-over cricket to organize for the marquee occasion. After the continued T20 World Cup and the two-month IPL, India will swap their focus to ODIs in June, starting with a sequence towards Afghanistan, adopted by England.
However, a latest report from CricHub said that the BCCI can also be contemplating increasing the ODI leg of India’s white-ball tour of New Zealand later this yr. India are reportedly set to go to New Zealand in October for an all-format tour, that includes 5 T20Is, two ODIs, and two Tests. This tour will even mark India’s first full tour of New Zealand in six years.
The report advised that the BCCI is considering including two extra ODIs whereas decreasing the T20I sequence to 3 matches. If finalized, followers will get to see Kohli and Rohit in motion two extra occasions this yr.
It has additionally been realized that the proposal to extend the ODI fixtures was initiated by New Zealand Cricket (NZC). Although neither board has made an official announcement but, a revised schedule is anticipated to be launched quickly.
For context, each Kohli and Rohit retired from T20Is after India lifted the T20 World Cup trophy in 2024. In 2025, in addition they introduced their retirements from Test cricket, only a few weeks earlier than India’s tour of England.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan will tour India in June for a one-off Test and three ODIs. The sequence, scheduled quickly after the conclusion of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), will likely be Afghanistan’s first bilateral sequence towards India since their three-match T20I sequence in January 2024.
According to secretary Devajit Saikia, the Test match will likely be performed on the PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh from June 6 to June 10. The ODI sequence will start on June 14 on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, with the remaining matches set for June 17 on the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow and June 20 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
(With IANS inputs)
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