When the Indian Test team is preparing for their historic five Test series in England, another cricket team from India will leave for Namibia on an international tour at the same time. The tour is considered to be a symbol of a new direction and opportunities for India’s domestic cricket.
5 ODI series to be held in Namibia
The Namibia Cricket Board has formally announced that it will host the Assam Cricket Association. The tour will start from 21 June 2025 and will run till 29 June. All five ODI matches will be played at the FNB Cricket Ground in Namibia’s capital Vindhok. Earlier, Namibia’s team also played series against Punjab and Karnataka.
Full schedule of ODI series:
First ODI – 21 June 2025
Second ODI – 23 June 2025
Third ODI – 25 June 2025
Fourth ODI – 27 June 2025
Fifth ODI – 29 June 2025
Ryan can become a pollen captain
According to media reports, Ryan Parag may be given the command of this team. Parag, who represented Assam in domestic cricket, has recently performed brilliantly in the IPL. In such a situation, he is considered suitable for leading a team combining young enthusiasm and experience.
At the same time, the responsibility of captaincy from Namibia will probably play Gerhard Erasmus.
Possible Squad of Assam:
Captain: Ryan Parag
Other players: Danish Das, Pradyun Saikia, Rahul Hazarika, Rishav Das, Sibaskar Roy, Subham Mandal, Akash Sengupta, Aidanjyoti Das, Kunal Sarma, Mrinmay Dutta, Parvez Musa, Swaroopam Purkayastha, Abhishek Thakuri (WK), Anurag Talukdar (WK), Ruinandan Pagu (WK), Runandan Pegu (Wk), Avinov Chaudhary, Bhargava Dutta, Darshan Rajbongshi, Deepjyoti Saikia, Mukhtar Hussain, Rahul Singh, Siddharth Sarma.
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