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Papon returns with bagful of promises

India to host Bangladesh in 2016

Sports Reporter
As per a new deal signed between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control of
Cricket in India (BCCI), Bangladesh will tour India for a bilateral series for the first time in
between August to September in 2016.
This was disclosed by an elated BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport upon his return to the country yesterday night. "India is coming to Bangladesh this year. As per the new deals, they will come to Bangladesh in 2015 as well. In 2016 in between August to September, we will tour India. In 2020, India will tour here again. These have been confirmed,” Papon told reporters of the bilateral tours that he had signed with BCCI, based on the new system of the Future Tours Programme (FTP).
"We discussed possible tours with the Test playing nations that don't generally get to play against us and we had major progress in this arena," Papon added.
The deal was signed during the ICC meet in Singapore, which approved a proposal set forth by the cricket boards of India, England and Australia.
Papon further stated that Australia had 'principally' agreed to new tours with Bangladesh as well.
"In October 2015, Australia will come to Bangladesh. In 2018, we will tour Australia and in July 2021, Australia will come here again. These have not been signed as yet," said the BCB boss.
Papon said that in the newly designed FTP, which has been extended till 2023, would allow Bangladesh to play 50 Tests, as opposed to the 33 Tests stated in the previous FTP that had been formulated till 2020.
He said that the new FTP, which will be based on bilateral deals, will be enforced by law, an aspect that will be advantageous for Bangladesh.
"Many times countries did not honour the last FTP. But now the way it's being prepared, it's enforceable by law and we can do something about it. We might get compensated or something on that ground if it's not followed, ” said Papon.
He also stated that the effect of the ICC's revamp would bring more financial benefits to Bangladesh.
"We expect to earn double of the minimum earnings that we had in the last eight years' cycle, ” said a visibly confident Papon.
ICC has passed a resolution that the Intercontinental Cup winners would involve in a play-off against the bottom-ranked Test nation and if given they win they would gain Test status.
When asked what would happen to the bottom-ranked nation if they were defeated, Papon said: "It's about whether they (the winners of Intercontinental Cup) can playTestsor not. Whether we lose (assuming that Bangladesh is the bottom ranked side) or win, it won't affect us, it's about them playingTests," said the BCB president.