England vs India series itinerary unlikely to change after ECB-BCCI back-channel talks

It is learnt that the informal discussions between the bigwigs of both boards have not yielded any favourable result.

The BCCI’s bid to shift the five-Test series between India and England, starting August 4, by a week in order to has not met with any favourable response from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). While BCCI didn’t make any formal request as it was , it is learnt that the informal discussions between the bigwigs of both boards have not yielded any favourable result. “There is no chance of ECB acceding to BCCI’s request of shifting the dates of the Test series. Since they have made their stand point clear informally, I don’t think there is any point of making a formal request,” a senior BCCI source in the know of things told PTI.