Top cricketing body rejects Bangladesh demand to shift T20 World Cup matches outside India
\n NEW DELHI
\nThe International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Bangladesh\u2019s demand to shift their matches at next month\u2019s T20 World Cup outside India, the governing body said on Wednesday.
\nBangladesh have refused to play their matches in India, citing safety concerns following soured political relations between the neighbours, and demanded to play them in Sri Lanka, which is co-hosting the tournament, instead.
\n\u201cThe decision was taken after considering all security assessments conducted, including independent reviews, all of which indicated there was no threat to Bangladesh players, media persons, officials and fans at any of the tournament venues in India,\u201d the ICC said in a statement after a board meeting.
\n\u201cThe ICC board noted that it was not feasible to make changes so close to the tournament and that altering the schedule under the circumstances, in the absence of any credible security threat, could set a precedent that would jeopardise the sanctity of future ICC events…\u201d
\nThe ICC said that the board\u2019s management also engaged in a series of \u201ccorrespondences and meetings\u201d with the Bangladesh Cricket Board in a bid to resolve the impasse, sharing detailed information on the event security plan, including layered federal and state law-enforcement support.
\nAn ICC spokesperson said: \u201cOver the past several weeks, the ICC has engaged with the BCB in sustained and constructive dialogue, with the clear objective of enabling Bangladesh\u2019s participation in the tournament.\u201d
\n\u201cDuring this period, the ICC has shared detailed inputs, including independent security assessments, comprehensive venue-level security plans and formal assurances from the host authorities, all of which consistently concluded that there is no credible or verifiable threat to the safety or security of the Bangladesh team in India.\u201d
\n\u201cThe ICC remains committed to acting in good faith, upholding consistent standards, and safeguarding the collective interests of the global game.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Top cricketing body rejects Bangladesh demand to shift T20 World Cup matches outside India NEW DELHI The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Bangladesh\u2019s demand to shift their matches at next month\u2019s T20 World Cup outside India, the governing body said on Wednesday. Bangladesh have refused to play their matches in India, citing safety concerns […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-526994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n