The Indian team will reportedly be playing two additional T20Is against West Indies in the United States during their scheduled tour in July-August.
According to ICC’s FTP for 2023, India and West Indies were scheduled to play two Tests and a six-match white-ball series. But recent reports suggest that two additional T20I matches have been added to the schedule and Florida will be the venue for both games.
According to Cricbuzz, Cricket West Indies will have the hosting rights for both additional games and USA Cricket will play no role in commercial relations and arrangements. In the recent ICC meetings in Dubai, both Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket West Indies agreed on the addition of two more T20Is to their schedule.
“That is the plan. Unless there is an unavoidable situation, the two extra games will be played in Florida, like last year. No to USAC. The CWI is the event host with special commercial relations and arrangements for local operations at the Broward Stadium. This is very similar to how the 2024 World Cup will operate for the US matches,” Cricbuzz quotes a Cricket West Indies official as having said.
Cricket West Indies and USA Cricket have signed a strategic partnership to host the ICC T20 World Cup in 2024. ICC has been aggressively promoting cricket in the USA. There have been talks on the table to award the USA the hosting rights for a potential India-Pakistan World Cup game next year if the cricketing board meets ICC’s financial compliances.
India played two T20Is at Florida’s Broward Stadium as a part of their West Indies tour last year.
