The white-ball sequence between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, which was to be held in Higher Noida later this month, is ready to be postponed.
Sportstar understands that the choice has been taken after the Bangladesh Cricket Board requested its Afghanistan counterpart to reschedule the sequence because the climate will not be ideally suited for a world sequence.
It’s understood that each Boards are working collectively to seek out the following very best window to organise the sequence, comprising three T20Is and as many ODIs.
Nonetheless, it must be seen whether or not the sequence can really be held this yr given Bangladesh’s packed worldwide schedule. It travels to Pakistan in August for a two-match Take a look at sequence, adopted by house assignments. In. September, Bangladesh will characteristic in an away sequence in opposition to India, adopted by assignments in opposition to South Africa and the West Indies.
Initially, the Afghanistan Cricket Board had scheduled the sequence on the Shahid Pathik Singh Stadium in Higher Noida, which as soon as upon a time was the house base for the Afghanistan group.
The venue final hosted a world fixture in March 2020, barely just a few days earlier than a nationwide lockdown was introduced resulting from COVID-19.
Ever because the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Afghanistan group performed its ‘house’ video games largely within the United Arab Emirates. Nonetheless, on the sidelines of the ODI World Cup final yr, the ACB officers initiated discussions with the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) and expressed their keenness on taking part in its house video games in India once more.
Agreeing to its request, the BCCI has allotted ACB two grounds – one in Kanpur and the opposite in Higher Noida.
Whereas the ACB officers are just a few different grounds in India as effectively, for now, they’ve signed a contract with the BCCI for Higher Noida and Kanpur amenities.