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New Delhi, August 9 (HS). The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has written a letter to Army Chief of Staff General Waqar-uz-Zaman regarding hosting the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup, following violent protests after the country's interim government imposed a state of emergency. The BCB has sought security assurances for the tournament, which is currently scheduled to begin on September 27 with practice matches.
Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh and has also considered other host options and is likely to choose a country with the same time zone as Bangladesh in case the tournament is shifted. India, UAE and Sri Lanka meet the requirement.
On Thursday (August 8), Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus became the chief adviser to the interim government that replaced exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Following his departure, several board directors, including BCB president Nazmul Hasan, have also left the country as they had the support of Hasina's party Awami League. However, some other board directors remain in Dhaka and are hopeful of hosting the mega event.
“We are trying to host the tournament. Honestly, we don't have too many people in the country and on Thursday (August 8) we have sent a letter to the Army Chief to seek assurances about the security of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup as we have only two months left,” BCB Umpire Committee chairman Iftikhar Ahmed Mithu told Cricbuzz.
He said, “The ICC contacted us two days ago and we replied that we will contact them soon. Today [अंतरिम] Even after the formation of the government, we have to assure them of security because it cannot be given by anyone other than the board or the law enforcement agency of the country and so we sent the letter today and requested them to provide security. [सेना] We will inform the ICC after receiving written assurance.”
Ten teams are scheduled to play 23 matches over 18 days in the World Cup. The matches will be played at two venues in Bangladesh – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet – from October 3 to 20. The ICC will take until August 10 before deciding on the venue of the tournament after assessing the ground conditions in Bangladesh.