Bangladesh players call off strike, India tour to go ahead as planned
Cricket | October 24, 2019 10:13 ISTThe Bangladesh Cricket Board said Wednesday it had agreed to most of the players' demands.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said Wednesday it had agreed to most of the players' demands.
While Virat Kohli's workload will be a talking point, Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson are both expected to be named in the squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh.
Sourav Ganguly has cleared the air on the series against Bangladesh, saying that the country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed has given her consent for the tour to go ahead.
The BCB president, however, did not reveal plans about their next course of action after an unofficial meeting in Mirpur, the report said.
Former India cricketer V.V.S. Laxman however, reckons the series against the Bangla Tigers will be a 'competitive' one and that Shakib Al Hasan and boys will give India a tough fight.
India are slated to play Bangladesh in three T20s and two tests in November. The second Test will be held at the Eden Gardens between November 22-26.
There is a speculation that Kohli, who has played 48 of the last 56 international games across formats, will take rest for the T20s but come back for the two Test matches in Indore and Kolkata.
Senior players like Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmadullah were among others who were present at the National Cricket Academy in Dhaka on Monday.
A source in the know of developments confirmed that it has been decided to give Kohli a break during the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.
The T20I series will begin with the first match on November 3 at Feroz Shah stadium in New Delhi. The next two games are at Rajkot and Nagpur on November 7 and 10 respectively.
Bangladesh chief selector was worried over the fitness of the national team's pacers, given that the likes of Mustafizur, Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Saifuddin are recovering from injuries.
India managed to salvage a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh in FIFA World Cup qualifier their after going a goal down in the 42nd minute.
India captain Sunil Chhetri expressed his disappointment for not being able to get a result against Bangladesh in their World Cup qualifier at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
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Chhetri was not part of India's famous 0-0 draw against Asian champions Qatar last month due to illness.
Igor Stimac's side will take on Bangladesh in its third game in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Kolkata.
Bangladesh football team's coach Jamie Day has said that the team is looking at the clips from the Qatar game for motivation ahead of the World Cup qualifier against India.
Hardik Pandya is the second key member in the Indian team after premier speedster Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the South Africa Test series due to stress fractures in his lower back.
Defending a paltry total of 106, India dismissed Bangladesh for 101 in 33 overs, courtesy 18-year-old Ankolekar, who emerged as the star of the Indian team with figures of 5 for 28 from 8 overs.
Bangladesh believe they are capable enough to beat India but will have to play their best cricket on July 2 in Edgbaston.
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