Whether the Bangladesh cricket team
will be given the opportunity to play more matches against big teams like India
in the next Future Tours Program (FTP) for the 2019-2023 period will be decided
in the ongoing five-day International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury is expecting that his country will get more
matches in the next ICC FTP cycle. He is also hoping that two neighboring
countries will play more matches both in India and Bangladesh.
For the last few years, Bangladesh
cricket team is performing well in the shorter format of cricket. Their
performance at home is very consistent. Still they are not getting enough
opportunities to play frequently against the big teams, but given their recent
performance at home they can make a strong case for themselves, seeking
increased number of matches against the world’s top teams. In the last edition
of the ICC World Cup, they reached the second round, while just last year they
were one of the four semi-finalists in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Both Bangladesh and India have so far
played 6 bilateral Test series between them. Of which, India hosted Bangladesh
for just a one-match test series last year. Now, it is expected that Bangladesh
cricket team will tour India more frequently for bilateral series. It will help
players like Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and
Mushfiqur Rahim to play against the world-class players like Virat Kohli and
others.
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