India's love for ODIs is well documented - and what better than a tri-series with Pakistan and Australia at home to get the moolah flowing and the crowds packed in?
I had written earlier that India's home season looks very dry for this year thanks to the Champions Trophy. Well, not any more, if this article is right. While there was no available team after the Champions Trophy, India seem to have managed to squeeze in a very lucrative ODI series BEFORE the tournament! And against the two top draws in India! Amazing indeed - but probably was on the cards after the BCCI deal with Cricket Australia to schedule 20 ODIs in the next few years, and the new-found bonhomie with the PCB as well. God knows how they will actually schedule this tri-series though - because as per Cricinfo, India is scheduled to be playing YATS (Yet another tri-series) - in Sri Lanka at the same time. Expect some squeezing and moving of dates in the next few weeks - because the BCCI needs to schedule this tri-series to get solid bids for TV rights. Of course, any tournament held in India during Aug is bound to be blighted by rain - but will that be factored in at all?
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