The consequences of Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence? BCCI postpones India-Bangladesh women’s series; looking to curate new fixtures | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The Indian women’s cricket team’s home white-ball series against Bangladesh, scheduled for next month, has been postponed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), news agency PTI reported on Tuesday. The board is now trying to organize another mission for the World Cup-winning team during the same period.The series, which included three ODIs and three T20Is, was part of the ICC Future Tours program and was to be played in Kolkata and Cuttack.“We will try to organize an alternative series in December, but the details are still being worked out. As for the series against Bangladesh, we have not got the go-ahead,” a BCCI source was quoted as saying by PTI.The Bangladesh series would have been India’s first match series after winning the ICC ODI World Cup earlier this month.Although not directly confirmed, current diplomatic tensions between India and Bangladesh may have influenced this decision. A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced the country’s ousted former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death for alleged crimes against humanity. The situation led to incidents of violence and a decline in bilateral relations. The caretaker government in Dhaka has asked India to hand over Hasina, currently in exile in India after leaving Bangladesh.“We (BCB) have received a letter from the BCCI regarding the cancellation of the series, and now we are waiting for new dates or details,” a Bangladesh Cricket Board official told PTI.Earlier this year, the BCCI postponed the men’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh to September 2026, following the unrest that led to the fall of the Hasina-led government.The Indian women’s team will now wait for a new opponent in December before the players join their respective franchises for the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL). After the WPL, the team will tour Australia for an all-format series.