November 01 Friday 2002
WI to play in Bangladesh after Indian tour

NEW DELHI: The West Indies will play two Tests and three one-day international against Bangladesh after their tour of India ends next month, officials said on Thursday. 

Carl Hooper's men will cross over to Bangladesh for a three-week tour after the seventh one-day international against India at Vijayawada on November 24.

The tour starts with the first one-dayer in Chittagong on November 29, followed by back-to-back internationals in the capital Dhaka on December 2 and 3.

The first Test will also be played in Dhaka from December 8-12, while Chittagong hosts the second from December 16-20. Bangladesh have lost 14 of their 15 Tests so far, 10 of them by an innings. The lone draw came in a rain-ruined contest against Zimbabwe last year.

The itinerary: 
Nov 29: First One-day International (Chittagong); 
Dec 2: Second One-day International (Dhaka); 
Dec 3: Third One-day International (Dhaka); 
Dec 8-12: First Test (Dhaka); 
Dec 16-20: Second Test (Chittagong).