The Indian cricket team is set to play three limited-overs series before and after the ICC World Cup 2023, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed Saturday.
The ICC World Cup 2023 begins on October 5 but the Indian cricket team will have to complete the given assignments first.
India are set to play a three-match series against Australia just before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup, as reported by sources on July 7.
The BCCI is seeing the bilateral series as part of the preparations for the World Cup.
The first ODI can be played on September 20, followed by matches on September 23 and September 26. However, the matches are set to be played at venues that are not hosting World Cup matches.
This will be the Aussies’ second ODI series against the Blues as visitors this year. Their last visit to India was in March where they won the series 2-1.
This series will turn out to be very crucial as both teams will commence their World Campaign on October 8 against each other at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The bilateral series will be played under new media rights while also confirming that the existing media rights may come to a conclusion by the end of August, confirmed by Jay Shah.
However, after the World Cup, Rohit Sharma and his men will take on Australia — once again, but that will be in a five-match T20i series.
After which, India will be up against Afghanistan in a much-anticipated ODI series which is set to commence in January next year.
It must be noted that it is going to be one hell of a ride for Team India as they will also participate in the Asia Cup in September, which will end on September 17.
Just right after the conclusion of the ODI series against the Aussies, India will be taking on England in the first warm-up match of the Cricket World Cup 2023 on September 29.
With very little rest in the month of September, it has to be seen if this hectic schedule will affect India physically or even mentally.