Bangladesh Protests Hit Cricket: How A Major Tournament Can Get Affected

The political upheaval in Bangladesh recently with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country has put a huge question mark over the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World CupWorld CupWorld Cup 2024 which is set to take place in Bangladesh in a couple of months time in October. The International Cricket Council (ICC) are keeping a close eye on the developments in Bangladesh before taking a final call on whether to shift the tournament out.

The ICC are set to come up with a decision over the hosts of the Women’s T20 World Cup witin a week’s time with Bangladesh witnessing riots, arson and violent uprising over the last few weeks. If the decision is taken to move the tournament out of Bangladesh, India have emerged as the likely hosts of the event, according to a report in Cricbuzz website.

“The ICC is closely monitoring developments in coordination with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), their security agencies and our own independent security consultants. Our priority is the safety and well-being of all participants,” a spokesperson for ICC said on Monday was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz website.