The one-off Test between India and Bangladesh has been pushed by a day and will now take place from Feb 9-13 in Hyderabad. Hyderabad Cricket Association secretary, John Manoj told a news agency that they have received the notification from BCCI and the game will start on Thursday instead of Wednesday, February 8. The BCCI feels that overall crowd attendance over five days will be better with the game beginning on a Thursday. Bangladesh have toured India in the past for multi-team events but has never played a Test or bilateral series against the home team. Bangladesh are currently playing in New Zealand and they are expected to arrive in India by February 1.
News On AIR | January 15, 2017 4:22 PM
India-Bangladesh one-off Test at Hyderabad postponed to 9 February