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The
Boa d
of
Co t ol
fo
C icket
i
I dia
(BCCI)
is
set
to
app oach
the
I dia
gove me t
fo
clea a ce
ove
the
p oposed
six-match
white-ball
tou
of
Ba gladesh,
acco di g
to
epo ts.
The
se ies,
comp isi g
th ee
ODIs
a d
th ee
T20Is,
is
cu e tly
scheduled
betwee
August
29
a d
Septembe
15.

The
tou
emai s
u ce tai ,
with
the
BCCI
yet
to
eceive
the
ecessa y
app oval.
The
developme t
comes
amid
imp ovi g
c icketi g
ties
betwee
I dia
a d
Ba gladesh
afte
a
pe iod
of
political
te sio
betwee
the
two
cou t ies.

BCCI
Yet
To
Get
Clea a ce
Fo
Ba gladesh
Se ies

Acco di g
to
Times
Now,
the
BCCI
is
expected
to
seek
cla ity
f om
the
I dia
gove me t
befo e
taki g
a
fi al
call
o
the
tou .

A
BCCI
sou ce
said
the
boa d
ca ot
decide
o
the
p oposed
se ies
i depe de tly
a d
will
app oach
the
gove me t
sho tly.

“We
a e
wo ki g
o
it
a d
will
seek
pe missio
a d
cla ity
as
fa
as
the
Ba gladesh
tou
is
co ce ed.
We
ca ‘t
take
a y
decisio
o
ou
ow
at
this
stage.
No
decisio
has
bee
take
yet,
but
we
will
soo
app oach
the
gove me t,”
the
sou ce
said.

The
Ba gladesh
C icket
Boa d
(BCB)
has
ese ved
August
29
to
Septembe
15
fo
I dia’s
visit.
The
p oposed
schedule
i cludes
th ee
ODIs
a d
th ee
T20Is.

The
se ies
was
o igi ally
scheduled
fo
August
2025
but
was
postpo ed
afte
the
BCCI
a d
BCB
ag eed
to
move
it
to
Septembe
2026.

Rece t
developme ts
have
evived
hopes
that
the
tou
could
fi ally
take
place.
BCB
p eside t
Tamim
Iqbal
has
also
bee
wo ki g
to
keep
the
se ies
o
t ack,
with
his
ece t
visit
to
I dia
addi g
to
the
discussio s.

I dia-Ba gladesh
C icket
Ties
Show
Sig s
Of
Imp oveme t

The
p oposed
tou
comes
afte
a
difficult
pe iod
i
elatio s
betwee
the
two
c icket
boa ds.

Te sio s
i c eased
du i g
the
political
tu moil
i
Ba gladesh
u de
the
i te im
gove me t
led
by
Muhammad
Yu us.
The
situatio
also
affected
c icketi g
ties
afte
Ba gladesh
decli ed
to
t avel
to
I dia
fo
the
2026
T20
Wo ld
Cup,
citi g
secu ity
co ce s.

Relatio s
have
si ce
show
sig s
of
imp oveme t
u de
Ba gladesh
P ime
Mi iste
Ta ique
Rahma .
I dia
has
esumed
issui g
tou ist
visas
to
Ba gladeshi
citize s,
while
I dia’s
High
Commissio e
to
Ba gladesh,
Di esh
T ivedi,
has
epo tedly
bee
give
Cabi et
a k.

I dia
has
also
i vited
Rahma
to
atte d
the
18th
BRICS
Summit
i
Septembe .

Despite
the
imp ovi g
diplomatic
e vi o me t,
the
p oposed
c icket
tou
emai s
subject
to
app oval
f om
the
I dia
gove me t.

Afgha ista
Se ies
Could
Replace
Ba gladesh
Tou

The
August
29
to
Septembe
15
wi dow
has
also
c eated
a othe
optio
fo
I dia.

If
the
Ba gladesh
tou
fails
to
eceive
gove me t
clea a ce,
I dia
a e
expected
to
host
Afgha ista
fo
a
th ee-match
limited-ove s
se ies
i
New
Delhi
du i g
the
same
pe iod.

Howeve ,
the
Afgha ista
se ies
would
be
postpo ed
if
I dia
t avel
to
Ba gladesh.

With
the
p oposed
depa tu e
fo
Ba gladesh
u de stood
to
be
a ou d
August
28,
the
BCCI
a d
BCB
a e
faci g
a
tight
timeli e
to
fi alise
the
a a geme ts.

I dia
last
tou ed
Ba gladesh
i
2022.
The
hosts
wo
the
th ee-match
ODI
se ies
2-1
befo e
I dia
espo ded
with
a
2-0
victo y
i
the
Test
se ies.

Fo
ow,
the
Ba gladesh
tou
emai s
i
the
bala ce,
with
the
BCCI
waiti g
to
seek
cla ity
f om
the
I dia
gove me t
befo e
maki g
a
fi al
decisio .

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