India will host their neighbour country Bangladesh for a one-off Test match in February next year, marking the Tigers’s first official Test trip since 2000.
India, who are currently 2nd in the ICC Test rankings have visited to Bangladesh, but the Tigers have never played with a red ball on Indian soil because of scheduling clashes.
"India will play Bangladesh in a historic one-off Test match from February 08-12, 2017 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The Test match will mark Bangladesh's first official visit to India since attaining Test status in 2000," BCCI Secretary Ajay Shirke said in a statement.
Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan said the one-off Test match would be a elated experience for players and fans of both countries.
"For the cricketers who will be representing Bangladesh and India, this will be a much anticipated game and given the competitive nature of their limited overs matches in the recent past, I believe the clash between these two cricket crazy nations will catch the imagination.
"The long wait for us to play a Test match on Indian soil is finally over and this is a time for celebration," he said.
JUST IN: The one-off India-Bangladesh Test match will be played from February 8, 2017 at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) August 3, 2016
Comments
Post a Comment