El regreso de ODI de Rohit Sharma y Virat Kohli se decidirá en 2 días a medida que BCCI-SLC se reúne en ICC AGM

There’s a two-month gap staring at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) currently. Right after the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ends on August 2, the very next scheduled match for the Men in Blue would be the start of the home season as they host the West Indies. But before that, the Asia Cup 2025 window is available. But it won’t take more than three weeks. So what about the rest of August? Enter Sri Lanka, and with them, a glimmer of hope for fans yearning to see Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in India colours.

The two modern-day greats now exclusively play ODIs, having retired from both Tests and T20Is. With India’s ODI schedule limited this year, fans were pinning their hopes on a potential white-ball series against Sri Lanka. And until this week, it looked like that might materialize.

India-Sri Lanka talks gain steam, then stall

The white-ball window emerged after the India-Bangladesh series was shelved, reportedly due to security concerns. With the Lanka Premier League (LPL) postponed, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) saw an opportunity and quickly proposed a short series of three ODIs and three T20Is to the BCCI. Talks were scheduled to progress during the ongoing ICC meetings in Singapore.

“We’ve received positive feedback. Further discussions will happen in Singapore during the ICC meeting. We expect a final decision within two or three days,” a senior SLC official told Telecom Asia Sport.