India tour of Bangladesh gets closer to approval; Afghanistan T20Is could be pushed back

New Delhi: India's white-ball tour of Bangladesh is nearing approval and to accommodate the fixtures the proposed three T20Is against Afghanistan could be pushed back. According to the proposed schedule circulated internally, India were set to take on Afghanistan starting from September 13 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.It is reliably learnt that discussions are underway to push back the start of that short series to September 17 which would allow enough window after the Sri Lanka Tests to accommodate a short tour of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is keen to have a six-match white-ball series in September. Earlier this month, the BCB put its television and digital media rights up for sale. This happened a week after India resumed issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi citizens, nearly two years after the suspension following the political turmoil in Bangladesh in 2024."We are hopeful about the tour.