The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to approve India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh. The tour was originally scheduled for August 2025, but it was postponed because of political tensions between the two countries. It is now likely to take place in September 2026.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had invited bids for the television and digital media rights for the 6-match series. The move was perceived as positive. One assumed the BCB had finally received BCCI’s approval for the tour, but that wasn’t the case. Last week, the BCB vowed to enhance the security measures for the series if India arrives as planned.
India Tour of Bangladesh Likely to Get BCCI Approval
There was no official update for a long time. However, the series now looks set to go ahead. Newly elected BCB President Tamim Iqbal returned from the ICC meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, with positive news, raising hopes that India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh will take place as planned.
“We are hopeful about the tour. We haven’t got the green signal as yet from the BCCI, but they also have not said they are not coming. So, we are hoping to get a positive response from the BCCI soon,” a top BCB official told the Times of India.
Although there has been no official announcement yet, the BCB is confident that the tour will happen. Former Bangladesh captain and current BCB President Tamim Iqbal said he has a good relationship with BCCI President Mithun Manhas and believes it will help in holding the series.
Maybe that’s what happened. Or something else transpired, regarding which we don’t have information. In June, it was learnt that Afghanistan will play T20I matches from September 13 to 19 in Delhi.
That would mean the series would directly clash with the Bangladesh tour. However, it’s learnt that BCCI will push the starting date of the Afghanistan series from September 13 to 17, which will allow for both tours to go ahead without clashing.
India vs Bangladesh white-ball series schedule
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | September 1 | Mirpur |
| 2nd ODI | September 3 | Mirpur |
| 3rd ODI | September 6 | Chattogram |
| 1st T20I | September 9 | Chattogram |
| 2nd T20I | September 12 | Mirpur |
| 3rd T20I | September 13 | Mirpur |