Rangeela
International Coach
- Joined
- Sep 7, 2003
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board has approved a plan to add three more Test venues to its existing two. The move comes after Bangladesh successfully hosted the Under-19 World Cup at eight venues, including the Bangabandhu National Stadium and MA Aziz Stadium, the two grounds where all home one-dayers and Tests are staged.
The stadiums short-listed by the board are Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra and Khulna Divisional Stadium. Rafiqul Islam Babu, the secretary of the board's ground committee, was hopeful of staging a match at the new venues in the near future, even though the ICC inspectors had yet to assess the grounds.
"If everything goes accordingly we are hopeful of holding at least one one-day international each in Bogra and Khulna during our home series against New Zealand," Babu said. "I think there is little chance to get a negative response from the ICC inspectors because the three venues have already impressed the high-ups of the game's ruling body during the U-19 World Cup. Ehsan Mani has already spoken highly of the Khulna Divisional Stadium. The ground staff have already put everything in place and I think all the venues are ready to hold international matches. Besides, the media committee is also working out details of the facilities needed for each venue."
The three new grounds will ease one major problem the board currently faces ? it has to share its current stadiums with the country's football and hockey boards, a factor that makes preparing pitches a difficult task.
? Wisden Cricinfo Ltd
The stadiums short-listed by the board are Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra and Khulna Divisional Stadium. Rafiqul Islam Babu, the secretary of the board's ground committee, was hopeful of staging a match at the new venues in the near future, even though the ICC inspectors had yet to assess the grounds.
"If everything goes accordingly we are hopeful of holding at least one one-day international each in Bogra and Khulna during our home series against New Zealand," Babu said. "I think there is little chance to get a negative response from the ICC inspectors because the three venues have already impressed the high-ups of the game's ruling body during the U-19 World Cup. Ehsan Mani has already spoken highly of the Khulna Divisional Stadium. The ground staff have already put everything in place and I think all the venues are ready to hold international matches. Besides, the media committee is also working out details of the facilities needed for each venue."
The three new grounds will ease one major problem the board currently faces ? it has to share its current stadiums with the country's football and hockey boards, a factor that makes preparing pitches a difficult task.
? Wisden Cricinfo Ltd
