The Indian cricket team's participation in the three-match limited overs series against Australia in September was yet to be approved by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

BCCI secretary JY Lele, who was in Mumbai on his way to Chennai, told PTI that a decision whether to accept the invitation from the Austrailan Cricket Board (ACB) to play would be taken at the Board's working committee meeting to be held in the third week of July.

"We had asked for a change in the dates from the ACB as they clashed with the Asian Test championship tie with Pakistan from September 13-17 and the ACB has acceded to our request," he said. "However, the final decision whether to send a team for the series rests with the working committee+, Lele said.

The ACB announced from Australia yesterday that the three matches against India will be held on September 21 and 23 (Colonial Indoor Stadium in Melbourne) and September 26 at the Gabba in Brisbane.

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