DHAKA: Finally, Bangladesh national cricket team is scheduled to visit India for one-off Test match in February next year.

This will be Bangladesh’s first bilateral tour to the neighbouring country since its Test status in 2000.

BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke said, “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,” he added in a statement.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said the short tour would be a huge experience for players and fans of both countries.

He said, “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 added.

BDST: 1724 HRS, AUG 03, 2016
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