The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) is intently monitoring the escalating violence in Bangladesh, which poses a possible menace to the upcoming Girls’s T20 World Cup, scheduled from October 3 to twenty in Dhaka and Sylhet. The state of affairs intensified following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the nation amid extreme unrest.
The ICC has not but determined to relocate the event however is prioritizing the security of all individuals. An ICC spokesperson said, “The ICC is intently monitoring developments in coordination with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and our impartial safety consultants.”
Mass protests have erupted in opposition to Hasina’s authorities, pushed by discontent over a controversial quota system for presidency jobs that disproportionately favors veterans of the nation’s Warfare of Independence. Regardless of earlier reassurances through the ICC’s Annual Convention in Colombo, the state of affairs has worsened, with ongoing riots and violence reported throughout the nation.
The Girls’s T20 World Cup, now in its ninth version, is about to characteristic 23 matches throughout 18 days, hosted on the Shere Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium. Earlier this yr, the ICC introduced the event fixtures in Dhaka, attended by captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana, and a gathering with Hasina.
Australia presently holds the title, having received the event six instances, with England and the West Indies every securing one championship.
As tensions rise in Bangladesh, the way forward for the Girls’s T20 World Cup stays unsure, with the ICC dedicated to making sure the security and well-being of all concerned.
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