Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Bangladesh hopeful of home bilateral cricket series with India
Bangladesh and India love to play cricket together, but the two countries had a problem, and the cricket games were cancelled.
India was supposed to come to Bangladesh in August 2025 to play three one-day matches and three shorter T20 matches.
Now the leader of Bangladesh has talked to India's diplomat to try to fix the problem.
Bangladesh's sports minister says they are hopeful the games can happen again.
Before this, Bangladesh did not go to India for the T20 World Cup, so the team from Scotland played instead.
A Bangladeshi cricket player named Mustafizur Rahman was also asked to leave the Indian Premier League team.
The two countries are having meetings to solve their disagreement.
Bangladesh hopes that cricket between the two nations can start again soon.
Bangladesh is optimistic about organising a home bilateral series with India amid ministerial-level talks between the two nations.
Sports Minister Aminul Haque said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman discussed the series with the Indian High Commissioner to resolve the deadlock.
India were scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is in Bangladesh in August 2025, but the series was postponed amid rising geopolitical tensions.
The tensions follow the July Uprising, after which former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India; Bangladesh declined to travel to India for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and were replaced by Scotland.
Kolkata Knight Riders were asked to release Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who was signed at the IPL auction.
- Who
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Sports Minister Aminul Haque, and the Indian High Commissioner, along with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, interim government leader Muhammad Yunus, and cricketer Mustafizur Rahman.
- What
- Talks between Bangladesh and India aimed at resolving the deadlock and organising a postponed home bilateral cricket series.
- When
- Following the postponement of India's tour of Bangladesh, which had been scheduled for August 2025.
- Where
- Bangladesh, with diplomatic discussions held between the two governments.
- Why
- To resume cricket ties that were blocked by geopolitical tensions after the July Uprising, which saw Sheikh Hasina flee to India.
- Sports Minister
- Aminul Haque
- Bangladesh Prime Minister
- Tarique Rahman
- Scheduled series
- Three ODIs and three T20Is in Bangladesh, August 2025
- Series status
- Postponed; talks under way to organise the series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup
- Bangladesh declined to travel to India; replaced by Scotland
- IPL
- Kolkata Knight Riders asked to release Mustafizur Rahman
- July Uprising aftermath
- Former PM Sheikh Hasina fled to India
- Interim government
- Led by Muhammad Yunus