An independent security assessment carried out by the ICC has found no credible threat to the Bangladeshi team’s security in India.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is unlikely to consider the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)’s request to move the Bangladeshi cricket team’s T20 World Cup matches from India to Sri Lanka.
According to a report by news agency ANI, an independent security assessment carried out by the ICC has found no credible threat to the Bangladeshi team’s security in India.
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“It is important to clarify that the ICC’s independent risk assessments, carried out by internationally recognised security experts, do not conclude that Bangladesh cannot play its scheduled matches in India,” ANI quoted a highly-placed source as saying.
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The overall security risk for the tournament in India has been assessed as low to moderate, which is consistent with the profile of many major global sporting events, the source added.
The ICC said that it has full confidence in the security arrangements being made by the BCCI given the board’s track record in safely hosting major international sporting events.
The ICC has also dismissed reports by a section of Bangladeshi media that it has asked the BCB not to select cricketer Mustafizur Rahman due to security concerns. The ICC clarified that it never advises boards on the selection of players.
The development comes days after the BCB wrote to the ICC requesting to shift its India matches to Sri Lanka citing security risks.
“We have sent a letter to the ICC requesting that our matches be moved from India to Sri Lanka,” BCB director Khaled Mashud Pilot said.
“No compromise on security or dignity,” says Bangladesh sports adviser on T20 World Cup venues
He cited the issue of Mustafizur Rahman’s exclusion from his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). “If they have said they cannot provide security to one of our players, how will they ensure the security of our entire team? That is why we will not go there to play,” he said.
Rahman was released by KKR after right-wing groups protested his inclusion in the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned IPL franchise amid rising incidents of violence against Hindus.
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