BCCI Asks English Board To Reschedule Tests With Eye On IPL Window

The Board of Cricket Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to their English counterparts asking for the Test series between India and England to be rescheduled to start a week earlier than planned with an eye on creating a window for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. The BCCI wants the five match Test series in the UK to begin a week before the original date for the first Test -- August 4. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is yet to respond to the BCCI request.