The BCCI has sought time till June 28 to decide on whether it can host the T20 World Cup in India as a possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected during the meet in October-November.
Karthik also believes that the middle-order slot, between No.5 and 7 - is where he can slot in and make the difference.
In the T20I series against England, Hardik bowled for the first time since September 2019, when he had been sidelined with a back injury.
If the BCCI is unable to host the event in India given the looming threat of a third wave of the pandemic, the tournament will shift to the UAE after it gets done with hosting the IPL, which is likely to finish on October 10.
An eight-team Champions Trophy will also return in 2025 and 2029
The ICC Board met virtually on Tuesday with India being represented by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah. The T20 World Cup is due in October-November this year.
This will be only the fourth time ever that Australia will tour Bangladesh following tours in 2005-06, 2011 and 2017.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV Cricket, Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal talks about the impending limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka and the freshly brewing competition among the spinners for the World T20 squad.
The month-long Pakistan tour from, July 21 to August 24, will comprise five T20Is and two Tests.
The IPL 2021 just about provided enough - having reached the half-wark mark in the league stage with 29 completed games - to learn how India's T20 World Cup hopefuls fared in the competitions.
While a final decision will be taken in a month's time but it is understood that even the Indian cricket board is jittery about holding the 16-team tournament in October-November after the ongoing IPL had to be suspended because of multiple COVID-19 cases inside the bio-bubble.
The emergence of positive cases in half of the IPL teams has put question marks over the Indian cricket board's ability to put up a safe bio-secure environment.
De Villiers, 37, said he is going to communicate with South Africa head coach Mark Boucher towards the end of the IPL.
The fast bowling great said that winning the One-Day and T20 series in South Africa was a big achievement for the team.
England have already lost the Test and T20Is series and the Eoin Morgan-led team, who are the reigning world champions in the ODIs, would be desperate to stamp their authority in the format and sign off with some pride.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in India in October and November this year.
BCCI is in talks with the respective cricket boards for back-to-back bilateral series before the T20 World Cup in India, reports Times of India.
The Asia A Qualifier, which is two steps away from the 2022 T20 World Cup set to be played in Australia, was due to be hosted between April 3 and 9.
BCCI is in talks with the respective cricket boards for back-to-back bilateral series before the T20 World Cup in India, reports Times of India.
Since 2018, 31 T20I matches have been played in India of 12 have been won by teams batting first and 17 by the chasing team.
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