Published: Sep 30, 2015, 03:39 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 30, 2015, 03:39 PM (IST)
Bangladesh make it back to the Champions Trophy for the first time since 2006, replacing West Indies as International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the top eight teams that would play the tournament set to be played in England in 2017. September 30 was given as the cut-off date for determining the rankings. Bangladesh finished at No.7, ahead of Pakistan at No.8 and West Indies at No.9. Teams that have qualified for the tournament are World Champions Australia, title holders India, 1998 winner South Africa, champions of 2000 New Zealand, co-winners Sri Lanka, hosts England and Asian giants Pakistan. In Bangladesh’s last appearances they crashed out in the group stages itself—losing to Sri Lanka and West Indies. READ: Australia tour of Bangladesh on hold as CA further delays departure of Australian
their only win came against Zimbabwe, but it was not enough for them to squeeze through to the next round. Bangladesh cricket has been on a high for the last few months. They made it to the knockout stages of the of a World Cup for the very first time in their history and this was followed up by series wins against South Africa and India—both at home, according to icc-cricket.com
The Champions Trophy 2017 will be a 15-match tournament, with teams split into two groups of four, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals. The groups and the schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy will be announced in due course. READ: Bangladesh vs Australia 2015: Hosts announce squad for 1st Test
With the sides for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 now confirmed, the next important qualification date in the diaries of the 12 teams on the ICC ODI Team Rankings will be September 30, 2017.
(With inputs from PTI)
