Bangladesh hopes to tour India for Test series – Cricket News Update
Bangladesh, who has not played any Test series against India in India till date, may have the opportunity later this year, as confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
According to reports, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the first week of April for the opening matches of this year’s Indian Premier League, has informed his BCB contemporaries that he has been given assurance by the president
of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Narayanaswamy http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Srinivasan-c90829 that India will host Bangladesh this year.
"Received assurance that India will host Bangladesh for a full tour later this year", a BCB statement said.
India however, have not made any official statement in this regard, and will have a difficult task of giving the series a go ahead, considering their hectic scheduling, following the conclusion of the IPL.
The 2011 World Cup champions are due to host http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 for a four-Test match
series.
Despite battling the Bengali Tigers in several One Day Internationals, the Men In Blue remain the only side, which has not hosted a series against Bangladesh.
After attaining Test status in 2000, the Bengali team has played a total of 73 Test matches. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640, the premier Bangladeshi opener, believes that playing Tests on a regular basis will improve the standard of their game. He, therefore, wants the ICC
to ensure that their side plays the longer version consistently, allowing them to getter better equipped to the demands of five-day cricket.
"If we want to really improve in Test match cricket, we need to play the format a lot more," Tamim, who is in India and playing for Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 in the IPL.
Bangladesh has been in impressive form of late, after finishing this year’s Asia Cup as runners up to eventual winners http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
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