Inaugural home venues of the 10 Test playing nations

#10 Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, 2000 (Bangladesh vs India)

The Bangabandhu Stadium is now only used to host football matches

Match count: 17

The Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka is a very special venue for the Asian nation, as it not only hosted the national cricket team’s first home match against neighbours India, but also staged the opening ceremony of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Bangladesh is the 10^th nation to attain Test status and played their first Test match at this iconic venue which they lost by 9 wickets. Since then, the Bangla Tigers have shown steady progress in the international stage and is currently a formidable side who could pose a threat to any Test playing nation.

Though the Bangabandhu Stadium hosted many memorable matches in the history of Bangladesh Cricket, the last cricket match played at this venue was in 2005. In that year, the stadium was handed over for the use of the Bangladesh national football team. Earlier, the venue had a capacity of 55,000 but was reduced to 35,000 after recent upgradations.