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[dhruvdeepak]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2011/content/current/story/537013.html

West Indies in India 2011-12

Five ODIs for WI on tour of India
ESPNcricinfo staff
October 18, 2011


West Indies will play five ODIs during their tour of India, between November 29 and December 11, the BCCI has announced. The Indian board had previously confirmed that the sides will play three Tests on the tour, in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai, starting from November 6.

The venues for the one-dayers are Cuttack, Vishakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Indore and Chennai. As of now, no Twenty20 has been scheduled for the tour.

West Indies will head to India soon after completing their tour of Bangladesh, which ends on November 2. India are currently hosting England for a limited-overs series that finishes on October 29.

The schedule
1st Test, November 6-10, Delhi
2nd Test, November 14-18, Kolkata
3rd Test, November 22-26, Mumbai

1st ODI (D/N), November 29, Cuttack
2nd ODI (D/N), December 2, Vishakhapatnam
3rd ODI (D/N), December 5, Ahmedabad
4th ODI (D/N), December 8, Indore
5th ODI (D/N), December 11, Chennai

[dhruvdeepak]

so one week after this revenge series, after quenching the public's thirst, we go straight into Tests (7 days after the ODIs vs England). and then again back to ODIs, and then 3-4 days later off to Australia to play Tests?

a) MSD cant get a day off - his career will be done in 2 years at the most
b) why not play ODIs in one block and then get into Test mode once and for all?
c) we are already playing our 'c' team because 5 or 6 main guys are injured. can we at least show some intent of protecting guys like Praveen, Gauti, Kohli, Raina?
d) who will play in the Tests against WI, which start in about 15 days? no Zak, Munaf, Ishant. God please dont give Vinay Kumar a Test cap!!

[dhruvdeepak]

these imbeciles...the least they can do is reduce the ODI series against WI to a 3-match series. It buys the players a few precious days. pay the WI board off with cash as compensation!

[k-slice]

please rest MSD, SRT, RD VVS, ZK, VVS and let the fringe players get a chance.
To answer you other points DD if the BCCi had a brain would they be the BCCI?
this is what the bcci is i my view:
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/509/P1020630sugarcanemachine.jpg