The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is unlikely to accede to a request from Cricket Australia (CA) to play a five-Test series during their tour Down Under in December-January. It took all by surprise in Australia since cricket was a game that seemed best placed to ride out the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus. A five-Test series will mean extending India’s tour by another 6-7 days at least which will have an impact on the planning of other series. India have so far played three five-Test series in Australia — 1947-48, 1977-78 and 1991-92. No wonder Australia are desperately hoping that BCCI goes ahead with its tour since a cancellation could result in their losing a whopping AUD 300 million.

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2020 00:56 UTC