Australia has agreed to play five T20 International (T20I) matches instead of three matches during their tour in Bangladesh later this year, intended to serve as preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operations chairman Akram Khan said these five matches will be held within eight or nine days. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in India in October-November but the venue is likely to be shifted given the uncontrollable Covid-19 condition there. “We don’t know whether India can host the tournament but we would take our preparation. You know, we wanted to make the five-match T20I series against Australia and they agreed with the proposal and it will be held within eight or nine days. We are trying to take our best preparation for the tournament,” Akram Khan said.
