Mumbai: The Working Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which met at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai on Tuesday, approved the two T20 International matches against the West Indies in the United States of America.

BCCI President Anurag Thakur said, “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. 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.”

Ajay Shirke, Hony. Secretary, said: “This initiative is path breaking in terms of the expansion of our great sport. It is our endeavour to make every possible effort to connect with fans in different parts of the world.”

WICB President, Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron said: “This will be a great initiative in our continued efforts to develop cricket in the Americas (North and South America) a very important market.

The details of the matches are as under: