Team India Unlikely to tour Bangladesh for the White ball series in August 2025

Published - May 2, 2025 14:26:34
Updated - May 2, 2025 14:29:00

By Aditya Parsutkar

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The India tour of Bangladesh 2025 is in doubt as Team India is unlikely to travel due to cross-border tensions. Both countries were set to play six while ball matches in August 2025, but now, due to the constant border tensions between the two countries, India is unlikely to tour Bangladesh.

Team India Unlikely to tour Bangladesh for the White ball series in August 2025

According to the reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided not to travel to Bangladesh for the upcoming series, which was scheduled to be played in August, featuring three ODIs and three T20Is, due to the cross-border tensions between the two countries.

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Schedule for India’s tour of Bangladesh

ODI Series:

1st ODI – 17 August, Mirpur
2nd ODI – 20 August, Mirpur
3rd ODI – 23 August, Chattogram

T20I Series:

1st T20I – 26 August, Chattogram
2nd T20I – 29 August, Mirpur
3rd T20I – 31 August , Mirpur

Additionally, recently, India faced a terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, where 26 Indians lost their lives. After this attack, BCCI instructed the International Cricket Council (ICC) not to place India and Pakistan in the same group in future ICC tournaments. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series since 2012-13 and play only ICC events against each other. However, now, according to the reports, India has urged the ICC not to put both nations in the same group for future tournaments.

Recently, India refused to travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and played all their matches, including the semifinal and final, in Dubai. Now, the next ICC event, the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, will happen in India.

After the Pahalgam terror attack, BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla reinforced that India will not play any bilateral series against Pakistan. He said, “We are with the victims, and we condemn it. Whatever our government says, we will do. We don’t play with Pakistan in bilateral series because of the government’s stance. And we will not play with Pakistan in bilaterals going forward. But when it comes to ICC events, we play due to ICC engagement. ICC is also aware that whatever is happening, they will do it.”