A 7 week long 'off season' (29th May-20th July) for the national side

[Marut]

Off season is good. If only it is put to good use, good time to work on the weaknesses that cost us the matches in England and Oz.

[SLICKR392]

How many Tours have we got before the WC?

[yoda]

This is not good. How are we going to blame the IPL for any future loss given this rest/gap in between?

[Precambrian]

This is not good. How are we going to blame the IPL for any future loss given this rest/gap in between?

Easy peasy - a gruelling IPL compelled BCCI to give the players a long rest due to which they are now "rusty"

[yoda]

Easy peasy - a gruelling IPL compelled BCCI to give the players a long rest due to which they are now "rusty"

:giggle:

[panesarv]

They won't be resting. They'll be shooting ads.

[JourneyMan]

They'll all come back looking like Jesse Ryder.

[rkt.india]

Rohit will become Motit

[asterix]

I can't figure out, what to do today.. :whine: No IPL match tonight and I'm getting withdrawl symptoms already..

[Prudent]

French open starting next week...then we have Euro :)

[Old guy]

I can't figure out, what to do today.. :whine: No IPL match tonight and I'm getting withdrawl symptoms already..

watch some movie

[saket123]

why off season for vacation? don't our cricketers vacation during tours anyway?? For me, it is a 7 week break from being embarrassed and frustrated by our team.

[Cricket Tragic]

why off season for vacation? don't our cricketers vacation during tours anyway?? For me, it is a 7 week break from being embarrassed and frustrated by our team.

No one is forcing you to watch. It's a game ffs.

[saket123]

No one is forcing you to watch. It's a game ffs.

who said anything about watching? :hysterical:

[Nova]

No cricket for Team India in June and July? Is this the first time, there is nothing going on for almost two months. Or am I missing something here. Cricinfo has no mention of anything :dontknow:

[Ultimate_Game]

Quick! Call SL to set up a 3 Test, 7 odis and 2 T20 series!!!

[Shanal]

India will have a tour of Sri Lanka for a 3-Test series from the first week of July, as per ICC FTP. It is not on Cricinfo because SLC has not announced the dates of those matches.

[panesarv]

India will start playing on Jul 22 - http://cricfire.com/highlights/8618/sri-lanka-v-india-jun-2012-schedule-jul-19-2012/

[Nova]

So how is that BCCI has given so much time off this year? :ohmy:

[Shanal]

India will start playing on Jul 22 - http://cricfire.com/highlights/8618/sri-lanka-v-india-jun-2012-schedule-jul-19-2012/

Then why does ICC FTP state that it will be a 3-test series... :confused_smile: