Senior Indian players, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, may soon be in action for the national team before the Asia Cup 2025. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has stepped into a step to offer a control board for cricket in India, requesting hosting a short white ball chain in both formats in August 2025. This is the same window where the India Tour of Bangladesh was determined.
Earlier, there were initial plans for India to visit Bangladesh for three -match ODI and three -match T20I series, which was scheduled to be held between 17th and 31 August. However, the series has been postponed for next year, as both BCCI and BCB have cited international commitments as the main reason.
The Sri Lankan board proposal came after a call to cancel later. However, BCCI is still a formal response. If BCCI gives this series a green signal, which replaces the Bangladesh series, it will probably mark the return of Indian veteran Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for men in Blue.
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BCCI Secretary to discuss with players and coaches before the decision
Like the canceled Bangladesh tour, Sri Lanka Cricket has also proposed a six-match white-ball competition, including three T20I games and three ODI games.
A cricken source reported, “A request to SLC is pending, but we have not yet decided on it. We have to look at the situation with the Asia Cup. Everything is connected.”
This does not mean that the series cannot be played sideways with the Asia Cup; This simply means that the BCCI wants to prioritize the opinion of its players and coaches and therefore in England will currently reach a conclusion only after discussing the proposal with its players and coaches.
BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia is expected to travel to London for Lord’s Test this week, and therefore it can be quoted that the decision about the proposal of Sri Lanka Board will be taken after or after discussion or after discussion with the chief selector Ajit Agkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s return is eagerly awaited
Indian cricket superstars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have now drawn curtains on their test and T20 career and are expected to play only in ODI format.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma of India were last seen in men in the blue shirt in March 2025, when the pair was depicted in the final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand.
India won the ICC tournament, and Indian captain Rohit Sharma was a match player, as the batsman gave a significant 76 -run innings on this big occasion. Virat Kohli ended the tournament with 218 runs, and on the other hand Rohit scored 180 runs in 5 matches respectively.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were scheduled to return to India to act in the ODI series against Bangladesh; However, now under consideration with the SLC approach, they can return to that series if the BCCI considers moving forward with the proposal.
Bcci to call Asia Cup this week
The Asia Cup, which is expected to be held from 17 to 27 September, is still waiting for its approval from the event host, BCCI and Government of India.
As the host of the tournament, this decision should be taken by BCCI, this time is overseen by the Government of India, as this tournament will include neighboring nation Pakistan, the country with which India is engaged in a recent -like situation.
However, a decision on the future of the Asia Cup is expected to be made within the next few days, which will depend on the position of the BCCI on the Continental Championship.
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