It looks like the India-Bangladesh series might not happen this time around. There’s no official word but the white-ball series planned for next month is being delayed.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has stopped all preparation and there’s talk of strained relations between the two countries being the reason.
The first hint came when BCB delayed selling its media rights. The bids were supposed to be on July 7 with the financial details following on July 10. Now there’s no tender and everything is on hold.
Broadcasters are saying the India series isn’t happening right now. BCB hopes to play the series later but for now they’re only selling rights for the Pakistan T20I series from July 17-25.
An Indian broadcaster told Cricbuzz, They told us there’s no India series. After announcing the tender they didn’t share the ITT. They’re only selling for the Pakistan series right now.
The ITT, or Invitation to Tender, was supposed to be available from June 15 to July 6 for USD 3,000. But with no India series planned the process has been delayed. This is another blow to the once-promising tour.
Also the Indian government seems reluctant to send its cricket team to Bangladesh. Sources say BCCI has been advised to hold back because of current tensions. The dates from August 17 to 31 which were set aside for 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is are now uncertain.
BCB and BCCI haven’t released a joint statement but insiders say a decision is coming soon. BCB is hoping the series can be rescheduled later.
A BCB official told Cricbuzz, The date for the India series hasn’t been set yet. They said it’s hard for them to come in August.
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Originally BCB wanted to sell its media rights from July 2025 to June 2027 with packages for Satellite TV, Digital OTT and DTH. But when the India series became uncertain they changed the plan. Even that didn’t save the India series block which was important for attracting global bidders.
Interestingly India hasn’t allowed Bangladesh a tour window but has allowed Pakistan’s hockey team to play in the Asia Cup in Bihar this August. This shows that multilateral events are fine but bilateral ones with ‘unfriendly’ neighbours are not.Okay.
