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Another Bangladesh series postponed due to COVID-19; this time Sri Lanka | Bangladesh postpone tour of Sri Lanka amid COVID-19 pandemic
Bangladesh’s search for cricket will continue, as they have postponed their tour of Sri Lanka.
Scheduled for July-August, the Tigers were due to play three Tests in the island nation, as part of the World Test Championship. The news comes soon after New Zealand’s tour of Bangladesh was postponed due to the pandemic, leaving Bangladesh uncertain as to when their next series – home or away – will happen.
The BCB let SLC know of their lack of preparation. In fact, preparation has been nil, as Bangladesh haven’t begun any form of training since cricket came to a halt in March. The BCB’s headquarters, Shere-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, is within a coronavirus “red zone”, which makes any form of cricket a risk. In addition, cricketers Mashrafe Mortaza and Nazmul Islam, as well as former batsman Nafees Iqbal, recently tested positive.
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Some of Bangladesh’s greatest Test moments have come in Sri Lanka. In 2013, Bangladesh hit 638 in a drawn Test at Galle. Four years later, they won their 100th Test, which happened to be in Colombo, beating Sri Lanka by four wickets.
While Sri Lanka has fared better than Bangladesh in terms of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the island nation too has experienced their fair share of postponements. Their series against India was recently postponed, as was South Africa’s visit, after England returned home after two practice matches in March.
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