Zimbabwe Facing Bangladesh In 3 Series Test
There will be a 3-match test series played between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe towards the end of this year.
It’s not often that these two teams get to play so many test matches in a series. Normally, they just play 2-match test series, but, this time, the boards of the two countries have decided to have a prolonged series.
The last time that Zimbabwe had featured in a 3-match test series was more than a decade back i.e. in 2001, while, Bangladesh had done that in 2007.
This series will start in the third week of October and the first couple of matches will take place in Chittagong. The third and final match will be played in Dhaka.
The last few months have been absolutely devastating for Bangladesh Cricket. They suffered shocking defeats against the minnows in the Asia Cup and in the World T20 Championship and then, playing against the second string Indian side last month, they lost two one day international matches in a row.
In one of those matches, Bangladesh had got India all out for 105 runs, but, they couldn’t chase down even that target and ended up getting bundled out for just 58 to lose the match.
Apart from the results, some other things have gone wrong with Bangladesh cricket as well. Their premier all rounder Shakib Al Hasan who is probably their best player ever has had a spat with the team management because of which he has been handed suspension recently.
The captain Mushfiqur Rahim has been reported to be thinking about quitting captaincy. So, things have got pear shaped for Bangladesh of late. The only thing that can get things fall in place again is a few victories which they can get against Zimbabwe, but, they will have to play well.
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ODI Series May Not Be Televised
The 3-match ODI series between India and Bangladesh which is going to start from tomorrow might not be televised in India because none of the TV channels seem to be interested in buying the telecasting rights.
The Gazi TV network has the rights to telecast the cricket matches played in Bangladesh.
Generally, the channels from the visiting nation contact the network that has the telecasting rights in the host county and then they have a deal. But, in this case, no Indian channel contacted the Gazi TV for the telecasting rights.
The Gazi TV officials then themselves approached a couple of Indian sports network i.e. the Star Sports and the Sony SIX, but, they haven’t managed to reach an agreement with either of them so far. Sony SIX reportedly doesn’t want to telecast those matches as they are already very busy with their FIFA World Cup commitments at the moment.
The Star Sports do want to buy the rights, but, they are paying very less money for that which is not acceptable to the Gazi TV. So, there might appear a scenario where the Indian viewers wouldn’t be able to watch those games at all.
One of the reasons why not any broadcaster is showing too much interest in buying the rights is that none of the Indian superstars is going to take part in that series. The captain MS Dhoni as well the vice Captain Virat Kohli have been rested for this tour considering the hectic schedule ahead. Apart from those two, several other regulars including Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have also not gone to Bangladesh.
The men in Blue have to play three matches in that series on 15th, 17th and 19th of June respectively. The first two matches will take place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.