Dhaka [Bangladesh], Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced that the national team will play seven red-ball matches to prepare for a 'gruelling Test schedule' and shift focus from T20Is to the World Test Championship (WTC). . according to ESPNcricinfo.
Bangladesh will play a Test series against South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan and India in their 2023-25 WTC cycle.
The Test players will take part in the three four-day games in Chattogram next month, while the home matches will be followed by two four-day matches against Pakistan A in Darwin from July 19-29. The Bangladesh A team will travel to Pakistan to play two four-day matches in August. Also, New Zealand A plans to visit Bangladesh in August or September.
Since May, Bangladesh players have attended training camps in Chattogram and Sylhet. Jalal Yunus, BCB's president of cricket operations, said the Test players are "progressing well" in the camps and the four-day games against tough opponents will benefit them in the WTC matches.
"We can give them the best preparation ahead of the grueling test schedule in the coming months. The rest depends on the players. I have been following the Bangladesh Tigers camp which is going well," ESPNcricinfo quoted Jalal Yunus as saying.
The Bangladesh senior men's team is expected to travel to Pakistan on August 17 for two Tests, the locations and dates of which are yet to be announced. After Pakistan, they will play two Tests against India in Chennai and Kanpur, followed by three Twenty20 Internationals.
According to ESPNcricinfo, Bangladesh could tour India twice in three months if the BCB accepts the Afghanistan Cricket Board's modified two-match white-ball schedule at the end of July. The ACB has proposed to play three ODIs and three T20Is in Greater Noida as part of its new itinerary.
The tour was originally postponed in March keeping in mind Bangladesh's workload in 2024, but now that the Champions Trophy is on their calendar, the BCB is considering this tour because they only have three ODIs scheduled.
Bangladesh will play a Test series against South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan and India in their 2023-25 WTC cycle.
The Test players will take part in the three four-day games in Chattogram next month, while the home matches will be followed by two four-day matches against Pakistan A in Darwin from July 19-29. The Bangladesh A team will travel to Pakistan to play two four-day matches in August. Also, New Zealand A plans to visit Bangladesh in August or September.
Since May, Bangladesh players have attended training camps in Chattogram and Sylhet. Jalal Yunus, BCB's president of cricket operations, said the Test players are "progressing well" in the camps and the four-day games against tough opponents will benefit them in the WTC matches.
"We can give them the best preparation ahead of the grueling test schedule in the coming months. The rest depends on the players. I have been following the Bangladesh Tigers camp which is going well," ESPNcricinfo quoted Jalal Yunus as saying.
The Bangladesh senior men's team is expected to travel to Pakistan on August 17 for two Tests, the locations and dates of which are yet to be announced. After Pakistan, they will play two Tests against India in Chennai and Kanpur, followed by three Twenty20 Internationals.
According to ESPNcricinfo, Bangladesh could tour India twice in three months if the BCB accepts the Afghanistan Cricket Board's modified two-match white-ball schedule at the end of July. The ACB has proposed to play three ODIs and three T20Is in Greater Noida as part of its new itinerary.
The tour was originally postponed in March keeping in mind Bangladesh's workload in 2024, but now that the Champions Trophy is on their calendar, the BCB is considering this tour because they only have three ODIs scheduled.
