Rohit Sharma-led Indian team is set to play the United States this year in August. Indian team, which is currently sitting at the top ICC T20I team rankings, is likely to play five T20Is and three ODIs against the two-time world champions, West Indies.
As per a report published by Cricbuzz, six games will be played in the Caribbean Islands, and the final two T20Is will be played in the USA. This series will be part of a full-fledged white-ball series, which is scheduled to begin in the last week of July and end in the first week of August.
"Sources have told that the Indian team will proceed directly to the Caribbean from England after playing a Test and six white-ball games," said the report.
Board hasn't made any official announcement of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) about the West Indies series. However, of late, both the teams have shared a strong bond, which has been translated into various bilateral series.
As touted, a couple of the T20Is will be hosted by Cricket West Indies at Lauderhill, Florida. This USA-based venue has already hosted six international games, whereas India has played four matches at the venue.
The CWI has not cleared the cloud about the American schedule either, but a top official reckoned that "the Indian schedule will be announced soonest. There are chances of the two games being played on August 6 and 7."
"The Florida plan of the CWI is in line with its long-term partnership with USA Cricket, which is aimed at gearing towards growing the game in the Americas by re-energizing the sport with a new generation of fans in the West Indies and unlocking cricket's potential in the USA," the official cited.
Meanwhile, India are scheduled to face South Africa at home and then travel to England for three T20Is and many ODI match series. Apart from this, India's juggernaut will also play the rescheduled fifth Test against the hosts, England, at The Oval.