After India’s tour of Sri Lanka, Rohit and Co. is scheduled to face Bangladesh in the coming month. In September, Team India is scheduled to host the cricket team of Bangladesh. Where team India was looking forward to taking on the challenge of Bangladesh under the guidance of head coach Gautam Gambhir, Bangladesh suddenly underwent an unprecedented turn of events and a national crisis. Therefore, Bangladesh’s tour of India is looming at this point after the Prime Minister of Bangladesh fled the country and sought temporary asylum in India. Meanwhile, it has become a lingering question for everyone “Will Bangladesh tour India in September?” Let’s take a dig into this matter and look at the current circumstances. Scroll down the page.
After fleeing the country, Sheikh Hasina is currently seeking temporary asylum in India which has only increased the focus on the upcoming tour of the Bangladesh cricket team to India in September. It should also be noted that Bangladesh is currently going through massive political unrest and protests after the peaceful student protest turned into a violent demonstration against Sheikh Hasina to resign as the PM of the country. In an unexpected turn of events, Sheikh Hasina fled the country on Monday, August 5, 2024.
India the neighbor of Bangladesh, eventually came into the picture after Sheikh Hasina decided to seek asylum in India after escaping from her own country. Therefore, India’s stance on the Bangladesh crisis and Sheikh Hasina’s asylum is going to decide the future events between the two countries. However, the Indian government has not made its final decision on whether India should grant temporary asylum to Sheikh Hasina. It seems that this decision of India on Sheikh Hasina’s asylum appeal will also decide the fate of the India vs Bangladesh series that is scheduled in September.
As per the already announced schedule, India and Bangladesh will lock horns in September. The two teams will play a two-match Test series starting on September 19, 2024, in Chennai. The second match of the series will start on September 27, 2024, in Kanpur. The test series will be followed by a three-match T20I series. The first T20I match between Bangladesh and India will be played in Dharamsala, on October 6, 2024. The second T20I match between India and Bangladesh is in Delhi on October 9, 2024, and the third and final match of the T20I series is in Hyderabad on October 12. Continue reading this article for more details.
Amid the massive political unrest in the country, there are chances that Bangladesh’s tour of India will be canceled. In addition, Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan is also looming. However, things can be changed within a night if the protests in Bangladesh slow down and a new government is formed. Considering the recent actions of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, the Bangladesh A team just recently traveled to Pakistan on Saturday, August 10, 2024. However, the team was supposed to travel four days earlier. A statement from the Bangladesh Cricket Board also came out that the team will depart at least 48 hours after the schedule. Amid the unrest throughout the country, the board managed to send Bangladesh A on August 10 after a delay of four days.
Reportedly, the Bangladesh A team was in Dhaka before leaving for Pakistan and the senior national cricket team also has started its practice for their upcoming fixtures. It seems that things are turning normal once again in Bangladesh as the new interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been formed there. Stay tuned to this website for further updates and more information.
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