The cross -border tension between India and Pakistan and now Bangladesh can also disrupt the cricket calendar on the lower continent. The Indian Cricket Team is planned to visit Bangladesh for a limited series, three ODI and three T20I in August, but the latest developments can make the tour an unexpected event.
A source monitoring developments, “the tour is part of the calendar, but nothing is not final. Because of the current situation, India's ODI and T20Is have a brilliant possibility that it does not visit Bangladesh,” he says.
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A retired Bangladesh Army officer, who was very close to the current provisional government, created a great debate when he proposed the occupation of the northeast states of India. Social media said in a statement, Maj Gen (retired) Alm Fazlur Rahman, even called a joint military system with China.
“If India attacks Pakistan, Bangladesh should occupy the seven states of Northeast India. In this context, I think it is necessary to start a discussion about a common military system with China,” he said.
In the current scenario, the tour boycott cannot be ignored by India, but no concrete decision has been taken.
Not only the Bangladesh tour, but even the 2025 edition of the Asian Cup is under a cloud due to a terrorist attack in expensive. The Indian government speaks very harshly and it may not be possible in the near future to play crickets with neighbors.
As the Asian Cup is played in an neutral place, it is scheduled to take place immediately after the Bangladesh series in September. No space has yet been finalized, but those who are aware of the developments think that the jack between India and Pakistan can be postponed because it is not ideal at this stage.
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Everything, the entire proposition of a valuable tournament, stands straight without the guarantee of India, which plays Pakistan, which seems to be a possible scenario.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka hosted the previous edition of the tournament (2023) under a hybrid model where India was champion. All teams played at least a few games in Pakistan, except India, playing all their games in Sri Lanka.
