CWI agree to tour Bangladesh in principle

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Board of Directors of Cricket West Indies (CWI) has approved in principle the tour of Bangladesh, subject to the finalisation of the medical and logistical details within the tour’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

A CWI media release said, “The approval in principle was made following a recommendation from CWI’s Medical Advisory Committee (MAC), having received a detailed report from the pre-tour visit of Bangladesh by CWI director and member of the CWI and ICC MAC, Dr (Akshai) Mansingh and security manager, Paul Slowe.”

Both boards will continue to liaise to ensure all covid19 protocols are followed during the tour.

“CWI will continue discussions with the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the West Indies Players Association to fine-tune the various arrangements in order to ensure the health and safety of the players and team management unit.”

West Indies and Bangladesh will play each other in three One Day Internationals and two Test matches from January 20 to February 15.

TOUR SCHEDULE

January 10: West Indies arrive

January 18: One-Day warm-up match, Savar

January 20: 1st ODI, Dhaka

January 22: 2nd ODI, Dhaka

January 25: 3rd ODI, Chattogram

January 28-31: Four-Day warm-up, Chattogram

February 3-7: 1st Test Match, Chattogram

February 11-15: 2nd Test Match, Dhaka