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All the Tests affected are part of the World Test Championship, and the Bangladesh Cricket Board has been working to set a new schedule, and efforts so far have been made by the board to reconfirm the series with Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Cricket Board has been working on recovering the series which were forced to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Major part of the world and the sporting activities have been on hold since March this year owing to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Bangladesh was forced to cancel its five series, both at home and away.
BCB first postponed its final phase of the three-legged tour of Pakistan, which involved the second and last Test match of the series, along with the lone ODI.
Bangladesh then called off its scheduled tour of Ireland for a three-ODI series and four T20Is.
Cricket Australia later called off its tour of Bangladesh for two Tests and this was followed by the BCB and Sri Lanka Cricket agreeing to push back the Tigers’ tour of the island for a three-Test series in July.
New Zealand Cricket meanwhile, postponed its trip to Bangladesh for a two-Test series in August.
All the Tests affected are part of the World Test Championship, and the BCB has been working to set a new schedule, and efforts so far have been made by the board to reconfirm the series with Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh will travel to Sri Lanka later this month for the three-Test series, set to begin on October 24.
“You all know that we were forced to postpone four series [due to the pandemic], against Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland. Other than that we had a Test left to play with Pakistan. This [Test against Pakistan] can be rescheduled easily as it requires a small window. We will discuss that with Pakistan Cricket Board,” said BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury to the media Tuesday.
“With New Zealand, we have discussed about rescheduling the Test series and we have agreed on confirming the series by the middle of next year. Series against Sri Lanka is confirmed already,” the BCB high-up added.
Challenge for the BCB will be to reschedule the two Tests at home against Australia.
Given that the Aussies are one of the top ranked teams, they will surely have a busy schedule once they hit back to the field, and BCB will have to negotiate well for a reschedule.
“We are in discussion with CA and Cricket Ireland. We are trying to have the series against Australia at a suitable time. The thing is, it will not be enough if only we are available; a big team like Australia also needs to have a free schedule,” Nizamuddin explained.
“We will have to reschedule the series against Australia within the International Cricket Council timeline as these matches are part of the WTC. Same goes with Ireland as the ODIs with them are part of the ICC’s ODI competition. We hope to complete these matches within the ICC timeline,” the BCB CEO added.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2020/09/01/bcb-finding-ways-to-reschedule-postponed-tests
Bangladesh Cricket Board has been working on recovering the series which were forced to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Major part of the world and the sporting activities have been on hold since March this year owing to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Bangladesh was forced to cancel its five series, both at home and away.
BCB first postponed its final phase of the three-legged tour of Pakistan, which involved the second and last Test match of the series, along with the lone ODI.
Bangladesh then called off its scheduled tour of Ireland for a three-ODI series and four T20Is.
Cricket Australia later called off its tour of Bangladesh for two Tests and this was followed by the BCB and Sri Lanka Cricket agreeing to push back the Tigers’ tour of the island for a three-Test series in July.
New Zealand Cricket meanwhile, postponed its trip to Bangladesh for a two-Test series in August.
All the Tests affected are part of the World Test Championship, and the BCB has been working to set a new schedule, and efforts so far have been made by the board to reconfirm the series with Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh will travel to Sri Lanka later this month for the three-Test series, set to begin on October 24.
“You all know that we were forced to postpone four series [due to the pandemic], against Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland. Other than that we had a Test left to play with Pakistan. This [Test against Pakistan] can be rescheduled easily as it requires a small window. We will discuss that with Pakistan Cricket Board,” said BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury to the media Tuesday.
“With New Zealand, we have discussed about rescheduling the Test series and we have agreed on confirming the series by the middle of next year. Series against Sri Lanka is confirmed already,” the BCB high-up added.
Challenge for the BCB will be to reschedule the two Tests at home against Australia.
Given that the Aussies are one of the top ranked teams, they will surely have a busy schedule once they hit back to the field, and BCB will have to negotiate well for a reschedule.
“We are in discussion with CA and Cricket Ireland. We are trying to have the series against Australia at a suitable time. The thing is, it will not be enough if only we are available; a big team like Australia also needs to have a free schedule,” Nizamuddin explained.
“We will have to reschedule the series against Australia within the International Cricket Council timeline as these matches are part of the WTC. Same goes with Ireland as the ODIs with them are part of the ICC’s ODI competition. We hope to complete these matches within the ICC timeline,” the BCB CEO added.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2020/09/01/bcb-finding-ways-to-reschedule-postponed-tests
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