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India’s tour of Sri Lanka officially postponed | BCCI and SLC agree to postpone India’s limited overs tour | India tour won’t go ahead as planned
India’s tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled for June and July, has officially been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the news through a media release. “The India National Team Tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to take place during the month of June, 2020 will not go ahead, as scheduled,” stated an SLC media release.

Both the boards decided against having the tour in June due to the health risk involved in it.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that, due to the prevailing circumstances revolving around the COVID-19 pandemic, the cricket series, which included 3 ODIs and 3 T20I matches will not be feasible.”
The tour, which was a part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Future Tours Programme (FTP), consisted of 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. The BCCI and SLC will now plan to have the tour at a later date; likely to be in August.
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What does this mean for Bangladesh’s tour?
The Bangladesh Cricket Team is expected to tour Sri Lanka in July. If it goes ahead as planned, then Sri Lanka can stage the high-profile series against India. However, the tour will be subject to government clearance from both the countries.
“Although BCCI remains committed to the FTP and towards its fellow members, it will have to seek the advice from Government of India and the health regulatory authorities before taking any decision for the resumption of Cricket,” the BCCI conveyed to SLC.”
The BCCI are hopeful of staging the IPL in the September-November window. However, the tour to Sri Lanka is expected to be the first assignment of the national team post the enforced COVID-19 break.
Sri Lanka are also interested in hosting the IPL 2020 if the situation in India doesn’t allow to host the lucrative tournament.
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter.
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