In the midst of IPL 2025, BCCI has made another big announcement. The next target of the Indian team will now be the Bangladesh tour. In this tour, India has to play three ODIs and three T20 matches.
The special thing is that in this series some senior players may get rest and young players may be given a chance. Also, Suryakumar Yadav has been given the captaincy of the T20 team.
BCCI has released the complete schedule of this series. Both ODI and T20 series will be played in the month of August. Let’s know when and where these matches will be held.
ODI series schedule
The first ODI match between India and Bangladesh will be played in Mirpur on 17 August. After this, the second ODI will be held again in Mirpur on 20 August.
The third and final ODI will be played in Chittagong on 23 August.Team India’s squad has not been announced for these three matches yet, but it is believed that some changes will definitely be seen in this series.
T20 series schedule and change in captaincy
The T20 series will start from August 26. The first match will be played on August 26, the second on August 29 and the third and final T20 match on August 31.
This time the captaincy of the T20 team has been handed over to Suryakumar Yadav. He is performing brilliantly for his team in the IPL and that is why the BCCI has chosen him for this responsibility.
Senior players may get rest
Senior players of the Indian team such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jaspreet Bumrah may feel very tired after playing the five-Test series on the England tour.
In such a situation, it is believed that these players may withdraw their names from the Bangladesh tour.Considering the workload management, BCCI can give rest to these players.
This is the reason why some new names can get a chance in both ODI and T20 teams.
New faces emerging from IPL can make a place in the team
Many young players have caught everyone’s attention with their brilliant performances during IPL 2025. Be it Ayush Badoni of Lucknow Supergiants or rising stars like Priyansh Sahya – these players are consistently performing well.
Looking at the performance of these players, the selectors will be forced to give them a chance. In this series, we can see such names who have shone in the IPL and now want to prove themselves at the international level.
Gautam Gambhir’s focus is on young players
Gautam Gambhir, the new coach of the Indian team, is completely busy at this time. After the England Test series, he will go directly to Bangladesh tour.
Gambhir’s focus will be that Team India performs well in this series as well and at the same time, the new players also get a chance to improve.
Gambhir himself is a supporter of aggressive thinking and he wants that whichever player is selected in the team for this tour, he should enter the field with full preparation and enthusiasm. His aim will be that Team India should field its best playing eleven in every match.
Schedule released, team will be announced soon
At present, only the schedule has been announced. Team India’s squad has not been announced yet. But BCCI can also announce the team in the coming weeks.
As the IPL ends, it will be decided which players will be selected for this series. The selectors will keep an eye on those youngsters who are performing consistently in the IPL.Team India’s Bangladesh tour during IPL can prove to be exciting.
On one hand, senior players can get rest in this tour, on the other hand, the youth will get a golden opportunity to prove themselves.Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the T20 team will enter the field with new enthusiasm and in ODIs, there will be expectations from players like Hardik Pandya.
Now everyone’s eyes will be on the BCCI team announcement. It will be interesting to see which names become a part of Team India this time and which players win everyone’s heart with their performance.
