BCCI approves T20I series against West Indies in USA

BCCI approves T20I series against West Indies in USA
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Last updated on Tuesday, 02 August, 2016, 11:29 PM

The two games will be played at the Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale in Florida, USA on August 27 and 28 respectively. © BCCI
In a path-breaking initiative, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday (August 2) approved the proposed two-match Twenty20 International series against the West Indies cricket team in Florida, United States of America later this month. The decision was taken during the board's Working Committee meeting held in Mumbai.

The two games will be played at the Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale in Florida, USA on August 27 and 28 respectively.

"As part of our continuous efforts to reach out to new markets and audiences, I am very happy to announce that Team India will play two T20Is against the current world champions West Indies in the United States," Anurag Thakur, the BCCI president said in a statement released on Tuesday.

"This will be a great opportunity for the cricket fans in America to watch the two champion sides in action. This will be developed into an annual cricketing event in the United States," he added.

"This will be a great initiative in our continued efforts to develop cricket in the Americas (North and South America) a very important market," said Whycliffe Dave Cameron,West Indies Cricket Board President.

I can see why the games have been approved and of course it's only natural to try and get cricket played in front of new audiences, and the US is going to be the one that is targeted the most. If it will be a success or not is anyone's guess but I suppose unless it's tried we ill never know.

Wouldn't China also be another country that could be open to cricket and maybe games could be arranged over there although that might not be as easy to organise of course.