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While the year 2020 saw players get a forced break and only resume actives after securing the bio-bubble, Team India will see a jam-packed 2021 with the Indian Premier League (IPL) and also the T20 World Cup.

The Indian National Cricket Team are set to go through an extremely hectic schedule and according to InsideSport, Virat Kohli and Co. will play non-stop cricket throughout 2021. 

Team India will be reportedly playing 14 Test Matches, 16 ODI’s & 23 T20 internationals from January to December in 2021. This list is not included of the Asia Cup T20 (June), ICC World Cup (October) and IPL 2021.

The Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) is yet to officially release the schedule but InsideSport has reported that BCCI is committed to honouring all commitments of cancelled series and events of 2020.

Ajit Agarkar, Chetan Sharma, Maninder Singh, Shiv Sunder Das and Abey Kuruvilla are among the former India players who have applied for positions in the BCCI's selection committee (senior men). The BCCI advertised for openings after the terms of Jatin Paranjpe, Devang Gandhi and Sarandeep Singh ended in September. The deadline for applications closed 6pm on Sunday.

Bengal's Ranadeb Bose is also in the mix despite not having any international experience. Bose, who took 317 wickets in 91 first-class matches, was eligible to apply by virtue of having played "at least 30 first-class matches". He was most recently Bengal's bowling coach.

Sunil Joshi, the former India spinner, is the current chairman of selectors by virtue of being senior to Paranjpe, Gandhi, Sarandeep and former fast bowler Harvinder Singh, the second member to have been inducted to the selection panel in March this year.
Joshi and Harvinder were appointed after the terms of MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda ended following India's tour of New Zealand in February.