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Indian cricket team’s proposed tour of Bangladesh in July-August has been postponed indefinitely but the team would be travelling to Amsterdam for a tri-nation tournament, cricket board secretary S K Nair said today.
Amsterdam would be hosting the tri-series involving world champions Australia, India and Pakistan from August 22-27.
Nair said that due to a cramped schedule, the tour of Bangladesh has been put-off till the next year.
He also said that South Africa is likely to tour India to play a seven- match one-day series from November 10 to 30.
“The board was very keen to send a full strength team to Bangladesh but have decided against it as we don’t want our cricketers to suffer burn out before an important four-match Test series (at home) against Australia in September”, Nair said from Thiruvananthapuram.
“Our cricketers will get hardly a month’s break after the 40-day Pakistan tour. The major tournaments this year include Asia Cup in June-July, tri-nation tourney at Amsterdam from August 22-27, followed by three one-day matches in England before the Champions Trophy,” he said.
“If the South African board agrees to play seven one-dayers then we will invite them for a Test series in the beginning of next year”, Nair added.
The Indians were scheduled to play two Test matches and three one-dayers in Bangladesh.
