Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu has told the BBC that he is confident that India will come to the aid of the island nation as it faces an economic crisis. Muizzu, who begins a five-day visit to India on Sunday, is expected to seek a bailout worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Muizzu’s recent comments on India have marked a significant shift from the “India Out” campaign that propelled him into the presidency last year

Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu landed in New Delhi on Sunday seeking financial assistance as the island nation faces an economic crisis, with dwindling foreign reserves and rising risk of debt default.

Parvez Hossain Emon replaced Tanzid Hasan from the XI Bangladesh had played in their last T20I

Notably, in a major blow to India on Saturday, all-rounder Shivam Dube was ruled out of the three-match T20 international series owing to a back injury, according to an announcement by BCCI. Southpaw Tilak Varma has been named as Dube’s replacement for the series.

India handed debuts to Mayank Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy for the first T20I against Bangladesh on Sunday in Gwalior. While the 22-year-old pace sensation, Mayank was handed his maiden India cap by former India spinner Murali Karthik,