Uncertainty lingers on over Bangladesh’s India series with tour likely to be deferred to another date next window.
Uncertainty hangs over India’s scheduled tour of Bangladesh.
The India-Bangladesh tour is officially over. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended preparations for the short white-ball series that is set for next month, though no formal statement has been made. It makes sense that the nations’ declining diplomatic ties are having an adverse effect.
The BCB’s decision to halt the sale of its media rights was the first obvious indication that the tour would be canceled—or at least postponed. The initial plan was for the technical bidding to take place on Monday, July 7, and the financial bidding to take place on Thursday, July 10. The BCB is still hopeful that the India series, which is a guaranteed source of revenue for any cricket board, might be postponed.
“We will continue, we will take time to research the market. There is no point in rushing things. We can give different contracts,” a BCB official told in Dhaka. The media rights were originally scheduled to be sold by the BCB for a two-year term, from July 2025 to June 2027. Before proceeding to the remaining games in the current cycle, it now intends to sell the rights to the three-match T20I home series against Pakistan, which is set for July 17–25.
“We’ve been told that there won’t be an India series. They failed to provide the ITT after announcing the tender. Only the Pakistan series is currently being sold,” an Indian broadcaster told this website on Thursday. Originally, the Invitation to Tender (ITT) was supposed to be accessible from June 15 to July 6. However, the sale of the document has now been postponed in exchange for USD 3,000.
“The India series’ date has not yet been set. The BCCI stated that it would be challenging for them to visit in August. According to the BCB official, this is a component of FTP.
A top official stated that a decision about the series is anticipated within a week, despite the BCCI leaders’ continued lack of commitment. If the BCCI and the BCB release a joint statement regarding the series’ status at some point, it might not come as a surprise. From August 17 to August 31, India was scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is.
Given the recent difficult relations between the neighbours, the atmosphere in India is not ideal for a tour of Bangladesh. Although neither party has released an official declaration, it is thought that the government has recommended BCCI not to go ahead with the visit because of the diplomatic impasse. Conversations with important series stakeholders have given rise to this impression.