BCB looks to extend UAE T20I series

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has sent in a proposal to extend the two-match T20I series against UAE by a game. The request has been made in light of their upcoming tour of Pakistan.

Bangladesh were initially slated to play two T20Is against UAE in Sharjah according to the original schedule. Tigers were slated to travel to Pakistan after the series in UAE but with the tour still pending confirmation following the India-Pakistan conflict, BCB expressed wish to extend the T20I series to allow some time for the decisions to be made. It would also allow the team to travel to Pakistan directly from the UAE.

The development comes at a time when the BCB are set to sit down with cricketers to get their opinion on heading to Pakistan for the five-match T20I series.

The BCB today proposed to the Emirates Cricket Board to play additional matches.

"Yes a proposal has been sent by the board so that we can play another match there. The UAE cricket board will now let us know about what decision is taken," Shahriar Nafees, in-charge at cricket operations, told The Daily Star.

BCB cricket operations chairman Nazmul Abedeen Fahim is with the side in UAE and is handling the matter while both him and BCB president Faruque Ahmed are slated to discuss the upcoming tour of Pakistan with the players, especially regarding security concerns.