The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to have three teams for the Women's T20 Challenge tournament that is generally held during the IPL playoffs. The BCCI had earlier planned on making it a four-team event but it will now stick to three sides looking at the COVID-19 situation.
"As of now, the plan is to have three teams. A final decision will be taken shortly. There is a good chance that it will be held in Delhi. Talks are on with the leading Australian and England players," a BCCI official told PTI on Monday.
The last edition of the tournament took place in Sharjah while the decision on having it this year might be taken in the BCCI’s Apex Council meeting scheduled on April 16. Apart from this, the appointment of Indian women's team support staff and its Future Tours Programme will also be discussed in this meeting.
The women’s team hasn’t been playing much competitive cricket due to the COVID-19 outburst. The team hosted the South African side earlier but suffered defeat in both ODIs and T20Is. In fact, captain Mithali Raj had said that the team will need a proper camp before any series.
India are now slated to tour England for a one-off Test, three ODIs and as many T20Is.