Newly elected Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva revealed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) managed to increase the number of games in Sri Lanka from three to six as per SLC’s request.
Talking to the reporters after assuming office in Colombo, Silva said that the board has been hit majorly by pandemic as now crowds are allowed in the stadium and many teams cancelling tours meant little broadcast revenue as well.
"India agreed to double the number of matches in their upcoming tour and this means we will get more revenue from television rights," said the 60-year-old veteran administrator. The Indian team’s tour would begin with the first of three ODIs on July 13 and end with the third and final T20I of the three-match series on July 27.
The SLC chief further went on to say that it would request all visiting teams to increase the number of games on their tour to Sri Lanka. While the island nation will host South Africa in August, Scotland would tour the nation in September. After the T20 World Cup, the Lankans would play host to fellow SAARC member Afghanistan for their first-ever bilateral tour to the country in November.
Currently, the Kusla Perera lead ODI team of Sri Lanka is in Bangladesh for a three-match ODI series which would begin May 23 with the first ODI, a day-night affair at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.