Threat of canceling Bangladesh cricket teams’ tours: PCB

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) says that Bangladesh Due to the tense situation, their A cricket team is not reaching Islamabad on Wednesday (August 7) ​​on a pre-arranged visit, while the future of the Test series between the national teams of the two countries starting from August 17 also looks doubtful. Arriving.

The Bangladesh A cricket team was scheduled to visit Pakistan on Wednesday, in which two four-day and three one-day matches were to be played between the A cricket teams of the two countries, while the Bangladesh and Pakistan national cricket team will play on August 17. Test series was to start from

Sami Birni, spokesperson of Pakistan Cricket Board, said in a conversation with Independent Urdu: ‘Bangladesh Cricket Board was to send the A cricket team to Islamabad on the morning of August 7. Here he had to play a series of matches against Pakistan’s A cricket team.

The spokesman further said that his team could not reach the airport due to the tense situation in Bangladesh.

We are in constant contact with their cricket board. We had given them 48 hours to fix a new schedule with us as soon as things return to normal.’

Sami Burney further informed that ‘Bangladesh national test cricket team is to reach Pakistan on August 17, as their Test series with Pakistan team is to start on August 21.’

According to PCB officials: ‘Bangladesh Cricket Board informed that cricket stadiums are closed due to bad conditions in their country, hence the players could not practice for this series.’

The spokesman said that ‘PCB has offered Bangladesh that if they want, they can come to Pakistan before the start of the series and the series can be started by practicing here, however, in this regard, the Bangladesh Cricket Board No response received from.’

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After a long time, there is going to be a cricket series between the teams of Pakistan and Bangladesh, which can promote the cricket of both the countries.

Before the Test series between Bangladesh and Pakistan, Bangladeshi security personnel are also to come to Pakistan.

Apart from the A-team series, the Test matches are part of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship.

PCB officials say that the security of the team is the responsibility of Pakistan, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is in contact with the Pakistani authorities regarding the security.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has already announced two captains for three separate squads for the tour of Pakistan, while the Pakistan team is yet to be announced.

In the announcement issued by the Bangladesh Cricket Board a few days ago, it was said that Bengal Tigers’ opener Inamul Haque Bijoy was called up to Bangladesh A for the two four-day series against Pakistan, while Tawheed Hardoy was called up for three one-day matches. has been appointed as the captain for the series.

According to PCB spokesperson Sami Birni: ‘Due to the tension in Bangladesh, the schedule of the cricket series in both countries may change, but every effort is being made to organize the competition.’

Violent protests against Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid have been ongoing for the past month, in which hundreds of people have lost their lives and many others have been injured.

Hasina Wajid resigned from the post of Prime Minister on Monday as a result of nationwide protests and moved to neighboring India.