BCCI looks to finalise Team India’s revised FTP, domestic cricket season in Apex Council meet on July 17

All forms of domestic and international cricket have been on hiatus since March due to COVID-19 pandemic.

By Salman Anjum - 06 Jul, 2020

All forms of domestic and international cricket have been on hiatus since March due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Since a number of series and tournaments have been either cancelled or rescheduled, the Future Tour Programmes (FTP) will be tweaked once things get back on track.

According to a PTI report, the BCCI will work on finalising India’s revised FTP and the domestic season when it conducts its fourth Apex Council meeting on July 17.

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The Indian cricket team was slated to tour Sri Lanka for three ODIs and as many T20Is in June-July but that series has been suspended indefinitely owing to the outbreak. A tour of Zimbabwe in August has also been postponed for the time being.

Players are yet to hit the ground running with a proper national camp because of some of the travelling restrictions that are still in place.

Finalising domestic cricket schedule will be part of the discussion as well. The previous season ended with the Ranji Trophy final in March just before the nationwide lockdown was imposed, leading to the indefinite suspension of Irani Cup.

In all probability, it will be a curtailed domestic season especially as the BCCI is eyeing September-October window to stage the IPL 2020.

In the meeting, which will be held online amid the Coronavirus crisis, the nine-member Council could also discuss the raging issue of Chinese sponsorship in the IPL.

However, any matter regarding the IPL can only be officially taken up by its Governing Council, which had called for a meeting to review Chinese sponsorship in the lucrative tournament in the wake of the Galwan Valley clash last month but is yet to finalise a date.

(With PTI inputs)

By Salman Anjum - 06 Jul, 2020

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