October 30 Wednesday 2002
Bangladesh switches venues for WI Tests

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has switched the venues for the two Tests between their national side and West Indies next month, the West Indies Cricket Board (WCIB) said on Monday. Dhaka's Bangabandhu Stadium will now host the first Test from December 8 to 12 and Chittagong's MA Aziz Stadium will stage the second and final Test from December 16 to 20. 

Chittagong was due to host the first test and Dhaka the second. "The change became necessary to accommodate Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka on December 16," said Michael Hall, chief cricket operations officer of the WICB. Victory Day celebrates the anniversary of the end of Bangladesh's nine-month war with Pakistan that led to the country's independence in 1971. The rest of the itinerary, comprising three limited-overs internationals on November 29 and 30 at Dhaka, as well as December 3 at Chittagong remains the same.