India Tour Of West Indies 2023 to be Rescheduled?

The West Indies cricket group is at the moment in Zimbabwe, for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. After the completion of the event, West Indies is about to play a sequence towards India within the Caribbean. They’re dealing with a critical scheduling battle as they’re set to satisfy India in a Check sequence simply three days after the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. The sequence is scheduled to start in Dominica on July 12, posing a problem for the Caribbean group by way of preparation and journey logistics.

The Problem of Travelling from Harare to Dominica

One of many main issues confronted by the West Indies group is the logistical problem of touring from Harare, Zimbabwe to Roseau, the capital metropolis of Dominica. Regular worldwide journey would require shut to 2 days, leaving the gamers with minimal time to relaxation and put together for the Check sequence towards India.

Problems with Multi-Format Gamers

Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph are multi-format gamers Picture credit score: ESPN Cricinfo

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has usually separated gamers for white-ball and red-ball matches. Nevertheless, on this occasion, there are a number of gamers like Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, and Alzarri Joseph who will take part in all codecs. These gamers are at the moment in Zimbabwe for the CWC qualifiers, with their focus divided between the continuing event and the upcoming Check sequence towards India. CWI additionally has to handle the gamers’ workload to keep away from the harm.

CWI’s Efforts and Precedence

CWI officers have acknowledged that they’re exploring a number of choices to make sure a easy transition for the gamers. The board intends to launch the 4 gamers earlier than the ultimate of the CWC qualifiers as their participation within the title conflict holds no main relevance to World Cup qualification. Nevertheless, the group’s precedence is to make sure that they attain the ultimate of the qualifiers earlier than making any last choices relating to participant availability for the Check sequence.

The West Indies cricket group’s major focus in the mean time is to safe qualification for the upcoming ODI World Cup scheduled to happen in India in October-November. The continued World Cup Qualifiers will conclude on July 9, simply three days earlier than the Check sequence towards India begins. The group’s multi-format gamers face the problem of transitioning from the qualifiers to the Check sequence, highlighting the necessity for cautious planning and coordination.

Because the West Indies intention to succeed in the summit conflict of the qualifiers, the CWI officers are prioritizing World Cup qualification over the Check sequence towards India. Whereas the ultimate of the CWC qualifiers is taken into account meaningless by way of qualification, the group’s participation within the Check sequence will rely on their profitable journey to the ultimate.

Indian Staff will attain on 1st July

Indian cricket group doesn’t face such considerations, and they’re scheduled to succeed in the vacation spot on the 1st of July. The Indian group will come contemporary after having 25 days off from cricket. Earlier, India is scheduled to play the ODI sequence towards Afghanistan which was postponed by each BCCI and ACB. The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) offered the Indian group sufficient time for preparation and acclimatization to the situations. Lately, within the World Check Championship, BCCI and the administration had been criticized for not managing the workload and didn’t make a schedule the place the Indian group can do higher preparation for the Remaining. India misplaced the ultimate towards Australia, and the preparation and the health of the participant had been the new subjects.

With the West Indies sequence of 2023, the brand new cycle of the World Check Championship is beginning and this time the Board and administration do need to repeat the outdated errors.

The proposed tour will begin from 12th of July. The matches shall be broadcasted dwell on TV on DD Sports activities and digitally streamed on Jio Cinema for Free. Followers can aslo watch the sequence on Fancode, as they’re the official broadcasters of Windies Cricket in India.

Date Venue Format Time
July 12-16 Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica 1st Check 7:30 PM
July 20-24 Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 2nd Check 7:30 PM
July 27 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 1st ODI 7:00 PM
July 29 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd ODI 7:00 PM
August 1 Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad 3rd ODI 7:00 PM
August 3 Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad 1st T20I 8:00 PM
August 6 Windfall Stadium, Guyana 2nd T20I 8:00 PM
August 8 Windfall Stadium, Guyana 3rd T20I 8:00 PM
August 12 Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Floor, Lauderhill, Florida 4th T20I 8:00 PM
August 13 Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Floor, Lauderhill, Florida 5th T20I 8:00 PM
India Tour of West Indies 2023 Proposed Schedule