Overview

• Sri Lanka Cricket formally offered to host a three-ODI and three-T20I series in early August after the Lanka Premier League was postponed.
• A BCCI source told Sports Tak on July 18 that staging the India-Sri Lanka white-ball matches now appears unlikely.
• The stalled series negotiations push the ODI comeback of Rohit Sharma with Virat Kohli back to India’s three-match series in Australia in October.
• India has only six more ODIs confirmed for 2025, highlighting the scarcity of white-ball opportunities in the calendar.
• Pending government clearances and a tight September Asia Cup window further limit both boards’ ability to fill gaps in the schedule.