Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Rain threat is looming large over the three ODIs that Bangladesh and India are set to begin from June 18 in Dhaka.
On June 21 and 24 the two rests ODIs will be played.
All the ODIs will be played at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Earlier on June 14, the lone Test match between Bangladesh and India came to a conclusion with a draw after the each and every day play of the five-day game was affected by rain in Fatullah of Bangladesh.
The situation that Bangladesh and India faced during the lone Test is likely to repeat in the three ODIs game as latest weather report forecasts heavy rain in Dhaka.
The forecast is not good till June 24 when the last match is to be played.
Experts said they might see shortened games instead of full 50-over contests due to impending rain.
The scene at Fatullah during recently closed India-Bangladesh Test, host broadcaster “Star Sports” commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted that it was “bucketing down” in Dhaka.
“Needless to say, it is bucketing down in Dhaka,” Bhogle wrote on his Twitter page on June 14.
Sources said, for the first time in the country’s history, a Test match was played in the month of June which is rainy season.
All three ODIs however have reserve days considering monsoon season.
BBN/AI/ANS