Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief executive, Johnny Grave, says no decision has been taken to reduce matches for Sri Lanka’s three-Test tour of the Caribbean.
Media reports on Saturday said with CWI experiencing a cash crunch, a Test was likely to be sacrificed in favour of a couple of One-Day Internationals, which would be more profitable.
“At this stage though, full tours for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are still on,” the Nation newspaper in Barbados quoted Grave as saying.
“With England and India coming for international home series next year, we anticipate better fortunes.”
West Indies and Sri Lanka are set to lock horns from June 6-27, with Tests carded for Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad, the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in St. Lucia and Kensington Oval in Barbados.
However, Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Ashley de Silva said he had been in communication with the CWI, and a Test was likely to be scrapped because of the host board’s financial challenges.
