The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) is carefully monitoring the escalating violence in Bangladesh, which poses a possible risk to the upcoming Ladies’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 match however is prioritizing the protection of all contributors. An ICC spokesperson acknowledged, “The ICC is carefully monitoring developments in coordination with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and our unbiased 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 Struggle of Independence. Regardless of earlier reassurances throughout the ICC’s Annual Convention in Colombo, the state of affairs has worsened, with ongoing riots and violence reported throughout the nation.
The Ladies’s T20 World Cup, now in its ninth version, is ready to function 23 matches throughout 18 days, hosted on the Shere Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium. Earlier this 12 months, the ICC introduced the match fixtures in Dhaka, attended by captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana, and a gathering with Hasina.
Australia presently holds the title, having gained the match six occasions, with England and the West Indies every securing one championship.
As tensions rise in Bangladesh, the way forward for the Ladies’s T20 World Cup stays unsure, with the ICC dedicated to making sure the protection and well-being of all concerned.
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