India will be visiting neighbors Bangladesh for a short tour which will have one off test match and 3 Odi matches starting from 10th June 2015 with the only test match in Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. Bangladesh cricket board wanted atleast two test match series but BCCI were reluctant to offer anything more than a test match and a 3 ODI match series. India are likely to send a second string team to Bangladesh for the ODI’s but a full strength test team will take the field under Virat Kohli captaincy.
This will be the first series for Indian cricket team after their World Cup 2015 campaign, while Bangladesh will be quite confident having won the T20, ODI series against Pakistan and they also manage to draw the first test match against Pakistan. Here is the full schedule of India vs Bangladesh 2015 Tour.
NO#. | MATCHES | DATE | VENUE |
1 | Only Test Match | 10 June – 14 June | Fatullah |
2 | 1ST One Day | 18 June | Shere Bangla, Mirpur |
3 | 2ND One Day | 21 June | Shere Bangla, Mirpur |
4 | 3RD One Day | 24 June | Shere Bangla, Mirpur |
Suresh Raina captained India to a 3-0 ODI series win against Bangladesh when last time India toured Bangladesh, while this will be the first time India are playing a test match on Bangladesh soul after 2010. Indian squad will be announced in a couple of weeks time and Virat Kohli will lead India in the Test and we might see Dhoni being rested for the ODI series and Kohli is likely to captain in ODI team as well. We will update the team squads of both teams when the officially announcement has been made.
TV Coverage:
StarSports has a multiyear deal with BCCI to broadcast all Indian home and away series and they will be broadcasting the Bangladesh vs India series. Doordarshan will also broadcast the matches on free-to-air channel in India. StarSports coverage of Indian tour to Bangladesh will also be available in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and other asian countries.