LAHORE – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is keen to reschedule thepostponed Test against Pakistan in a bid to recover from the loss of fivehome and away series that could not take place due to the coronaviruspandemic.
The cancellation of the five series is adversely affecting Bangladesh’schances in the ongoing World Test Championship.
The series against Pakistan, which was postponed, included the second andfinal Test along with a solitary One-Day International (ODI) encounter.
The Tigers called off a tour to Ireland while Australia’s tour toBangladesh was also scrapped. The Bangladesh side was then supposed to tourSri Lanka in July, however, the series was also called off as the pandemicraged on around the globe.
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“You all know that we were forced to postpone four series [due to thepandemic], against Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland. Otherthan that, we had a Test left to play with Pakistan. This [Test againstPakistan] can be rescheduled easily as it requires a small window. We willdiscuss that with Pakistan Cricket Board,” BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhurytold media on Tuesday.
