<p>Aiming to cash in on the festive season in India, the BCCI is planning to reserve the October-January slot only for its big-ticket home series from 2015, a plan which will also help the busy cricketers avoid taxing international tours.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Board's was toying with the idea of having a home calendar that revolves around the country's festival season that starts with the Dusshera in October till the New Year in January.<br /><br />The plan is similar to how countries like Australia, England, South Africa and also New Zealand make their calendars wherein specific slots are kept aside for home series, according to a top BCCI official.<br /><br />The BCCI, the richest board in the world by some distance and which is responsible for bulk of international cricket's revenues, had no such window reserved till now.<br /><br />The plan will ensure that the players, who have been living out of their suitcases till now and coping with a gruelling international schedule, don't have to stay away from home for long during the festive season.<br /><br />As far as home series in India was concerned, they would till now play the Tests in September and October and the ODIs between February and March.<br /><br />As per the schedule this year, South Africa is expected to tour India in October this year for a four-Test series followed by Pakistan and Sri Lanka coming on shorter tours.<br /><br />"This way India will get to play at home during the festival season. The plan is to have two home series every year from this year onwards," the official said.</p>
<p>Aiming to cash in on the festive season in India, the BCCI is planning to reserve the October-January slot only for its big-ticket home series from 2015, a plan which will also help the busy cricketers avoid taxing international tours.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Board's was toying with the idea of having a home calendar that revolves around the country's festival season that starts with the Dusshera in October till the New Year in January.<br /><br />The plan is similar to how countries like Australia, England, South Africa and also New Zealand make their calendars wherein specific slots are kept aside for home series, according to a top BCCI official.<br /><br />The BCCI, the richest board in the world by some distance and which is responsible for bulk of international cricket's revenues, had no such window reserved till now.<br /><br />The plan will ensure that the players, who have been living out of their suitcases till now and coping with a gruelling international schedule, don't have to stay away from home for long during the festive season.<br /><br />As far as home series in India was concerned, they would till now play the Tests in September and October and the ODIs between February and March.<br /><br />As per the schedule this year, South Africa is expected to tour India in October this year for a four-Test series followed by Pakistan and Sri Lanka coming on shorter tours.<br /><br />"This way India will get to play at home during the festival season. The plan is to have two home series every year from this year onwards," the official said.</p>