The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), today announced that there has been a change of venues for the two Tests between West Indies and Bangladesh, beginning next month. According to Michael Hall, Chief Cricket Operations Officer at the WICB, "The change became necessary to accommodate Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital, on December 16."

The change therefore means that Dhaka's Bangabandhu Stadium will now host the first Test from December 8 to 12, while Chittagong's M.A. Aziz Stadium will stage the second and final Test from December 16 to 20.

Victory Day is the way Bangladesh celebrates the anniversary of the end of its nine-month war with Pakistan that led to the country's independence in 1971.

The rest of the itinerary remains unchanged. The West Indies are expected to play in two Tests and three limited overs internationals beginning on November 29.

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