Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka has been postponed, host country’s cricket board announced on Wednesday.
“The BaSngladesh Cricket Board has informed us that a conducive environment has still not arrived for their players to take part in an international cricket series, purely due to the lack of preparation for its players, caused by the Covid – 19 pandemic” Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a media statement.
Both the boards have agreed that Bangladesh National Team’s tour of Sri Lanka which was scheduled to be held during July 2020 will not take place and will be deferred to a mutually planned later date.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh was expected to play a 3 match test series during the tour, under the ICC World Test Championship.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka has lost out on hosting a couple of high-profile cricket series. In March, England’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka was postponed after the ECB requested for it due to the growing threat of the virus. Last week, India’s tour of Sri Lanka was also called off, an assignment that should have seen India played three ODIs and three T20Is starting June end and continuing till July.
Sri Lankan cricketers however, have resumed training. The coaching and support staff overseeing the training of the players consists of a four-member unit and all players strictly adhere to the health regulations imposed by the government in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
