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Bangladesh reiterate they will not play T20 World Cup in India, says ‘still hopeful of justice from ICC’ | Cricket News

Bangladesh reiterate they will not play T20 World Cup in India, says ‘still hopeful of justice from ICC’ | Cricket News

Bangladesh on Thursday reiterated that the country’s national men’s team wants to play the T20 World Cup but won’t travel to India to do so. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam and Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul had a high-level meeting with the Bangladesh cricketers and said in a press conference after that they want to play the World Cup in Sri Lanka. They also added that they are “still hopeful of justice from ICC”. “While our cricketers have worked hard to qualify for the World Cup, the security risk regarding playing in India remains unchanged. This concern is not based on abstract analysis. We are not convinced that they can ensure the safety of our entire team, journalists, and spectators. We are not giving up hope yet; our team is ready. We expect the ICC to provide justice by considering our genuine security risks and allowing us to play in Sri Lanka,” Nazrul said. “It is crucial to weigh the loss of not playing against the potential catastrophe of pushing players, fans, and journalists …

ICC reiterates no change in T20 World Cup, refutes Bangladesh’s claim of ‘security risk’ | Cricket News

ICC reiterates no change in T20 World Cup, refutes Bangladesh’s claim of ‘security risk’ | Cricket News

The International Cricket Council (ICC) denied on Monday that a security risk assessment had concluded that it was unsafe for Bangladesh to play its T20 World Cup matches in India. Bangladesh’s sports advisor Asif Nazrul had earlier claimed that the world body’s own security assessment had recommended that the situation was not conducive for their team to travel across the border for the tournament which starts in less than a month’s time. But ICC sources close to the developments said that the risk assigned is “low to moderate” and there has been no change to the original itinerary for the mega event. “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. 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 said, adding that “the assessments did not identify any specific or direct threat to the Bangladesh team, team officials, …