India to tour Bangladesh in December

India will tour Bangladesh in December to play a Test series, as well as a one-day series. The tour has been scheduled from December 13 to January 12, in which time two Tests and three one-day internationals will be played.

According to Ali Asghar, the Bangladesh cricket board president, there was also a proposed triangular series, involving Zimbabwe, in the pipeline.

Bangladesh last played India in 2000-01, when they made their international debut. While Bangladesh lost the Test, they scored 400 in their very first innings and then conceded only a 29-run lead, before collapsing for 91 in the next innings. But this time around, Bangladesh, who have improved dramatically in the last year, could give India a tough time. They put up high scores consistently in Australia last year, and then posed major problems for the home team during their tour of the West Indies.

India were originally scheduled to tour Bangladesh in April this year, but postponed the clash due to the series against Pakistan, The Indian Express reported. The Indian and Bangladesh boards then agreed to defer the series until December.

This series adds to India's cluttered itinerary, which takes off with the Sri Lankan edition of the Asia Cup, beginning on July 16. India then play Australia and Pakistan in a one-day tournament in Holland, which is followed by more one-dayers against England. The ICC Champions Trophy comes next, after which India host Australia and South Africa in October and November.