Bangladesh were originally supposed to play two Tests against Afghanistan, which has been reduced to one Test.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) these days introduced their revised itinerary for their upcoming collection in opposition to Afghanistan. With the domestic sequence scheduled for June 2023, Bangladesh had been to host Afghanistan for two Test matches, along with three ODIs and three T20Is. However, the time table has been revised, and one Test healthy has been scrapped.
The BCB referred to that a tight agenda used to be the cause at the back of each facets solely enjoying one Test in shape rather of two. With the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held in the later ranges of 2023, the cricket operations chairman of the BCB, Jalal Yunus, opined that one Test used to be scrapped to higher put together for the World Cup.
“We will play one Test alongside with T20Is and ODIs. There have been two Tests, however we have decreased it to one due to the fact our agenda is very tight (ahead of the subsequent World Cup). We will play the different Test at some different time, however for now, we are simply taking part in one Test,” Yunus was once quoted as announcing with the aid of the Cricbuzz.
We want the time table as rapidly as possible: Yunus
Furthermore, the BCB has additionally been planning a 10-day camp in both Bangalore or the UAE. However, they have been unable to finalise the camp due to the World Cup time table no longer being announced. If coaching overseas ought to be dominated out in the future, the crew may want to start their preparations at home.
“Look, the time table will be organized with the aid of ICC with the cooperation of India, as they are the host. We are ready for the agenda as we are but to recognize in which venue we will be enjoying and when we get that, we can recognize the place we stand (as some distance as practise is concerned),” Yunus said.
Furthermore, the BCB cricket operations chairman additionally introduced to word the Asia Cup which may additionally show up earlier than the upcoming ODI world cup in India. Therefore, the team’s exercise camp will rely on how a whole lot area they have to habits earlier than the vital mega event. However, it will be fascinating to see if the Asia Cup occurs in advance or no longer with BCCI declining the hybrid mannequin thought recently.
“The practise camp is associated with the schedule, and if we may want to get the date, we (could have deliberate something) due to the fact you all understand earlier than that we have the Asia Cup, and after that we will rarely get any time. We want the agenda as shortly as viable due to the fact this is very necessary for us to sketch for our instruction in advance of the tournament,” he concluded.
