Bangladesh and India battle to save cricket series after political turmoil
Summary
Bangladesh and India are trying to save a planned six-match cricket series set for next month. The series was postponed last year because of political problems between the two countries, and now their foreign ministers are working to fix the situation.Key Facts
- The cricket series includes three one-day international matches and three T20 matches, all using white balls.
- The series was originally scheduled for August last year but was delayed due to worsening diplomatic relations.
- Bangladesh and India have political tensions after Bangladesh’s 2024 mass uprising toppled its then-Prime Minister, who fled to India.
- Bangladesh refused to send a cricket team to India for the T20 World Cup earlier this year, citing security concerns.
- The International Cricket Council denied Bangladesh’s request to play their World Cup matches in Sri Lanka; Scotland replaced Bangladesh in that tournament.
- Bangladesh Sports Minister Aminul Haque said talks are ongoing between the foreign ministers to resolve the cricket series deadlock.
- India last toured Bangladesh in 2022, winning a Test series 2-0 while Bangladesh won the one-day series 2-1.
- Bangladesh toured India in late 2024, where India won both the Test and T20 matches.
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