Bangladesh’s final leg of Pakistan tour, which involves one-off ODI and a Test in Karachi in early April was finally called off in light of growing concerns around the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and travel restrictions around the world.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday reached a consensus in this regard, ending all speculations.
The two boards will now work together to identify a future window for rescheduling the ICC World Test Championship fixture, said a BCB press release.
The Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan went ahead after much deliberation. In the first two phases of the tour, Bangladesh played a three-match T20 series and in the second phase they played a Test in Rawalpindi. The Test match was the part of World Test Championship game, so as the second Test.
The Bangladesh Team was due to reach Karachi on 29 March. The one-off ODI was scheduled to be held on April 1 while the second Test from April 5-9.
With the rising concern of coronavirus, BCB last week was forced to postpone a mega concert and a two-match T20I series between a World XI and Asia XI to mark the 100th birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
England cricket team left Sri Lanka before the series could begin while New Zealand has called off the series against hosts Australia midway. The ODI series between South Africa and hosts India has also been cancelled half way through while the India Premier League T20 is now to raise curtain on April 15 instead of March 29.
