NEW DELHI: The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has acknowledged that it’s intently monitoring the safety state of affairs in Bangladesh, the host nation for the upcoming ladies’s T20 World Cup scheduled for later this yr in October.
This assertion comes within the wake of latest protests and unrest within the nation, the place the Bangladesh Police imposed a curfew, and army forces have been deployed to patrol the capital metropolis of Dhaka after violence escalated over pupil demonstrations demanding reforms within the quota system for presidency jobs.
“We’ve impartial safety monitoring internationally. So, sure, we’re holding a watch on it (the state of affairs in Bangladesh),” an ICC Board member, talking on situation of anonymity, informed PTI.
Traditionally, Australia have been probably the most profitable staff within the ladies’s T20 World Cup, having gained the match a document six instances in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2023.
England and the West Indies have every gained the occasion as soon as. The Indian ladies’s staff, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will probably be aiming to safe their maiden title within the upcoming version.
At present, the Indian staff is taking part within the Ladies’s Asia Cup in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, which they’re using as a preparatory occasion for the T20 World Cup.
Indian pacer Renuka Singh has acknowledged the significance of the Asia Cup, stating that it supplies a invaluable studying expertise and a possibility to acclimatize to circumstances that could possibly be just like these in Bangladesh.
“The Asia Cup is necessary for us as a result of after this we do not have many matches (forward of T20 WC) and we must depend on apply. So, it is a studying expertise for us, and the circumstances (in Bangladesh) could possibly be comparable. So, it is a good likelihood for us to prepare for the World Cup,” she stated.
With restricted worldwide matches scheduled earlier than the World Cup, the Asia Cup serves as a vital platform for the staff to fine-tune their preparations.
This assertion comes within the wake of latest protests and unrest within the nation, the place the Bangladesh Police imposed a curfew, and army forces have been deployed to patrol the capital metropolis of Dhaka after violence escalated over pupil demonstrations demanding reforms within the quota system for presidency jobs.
“We’ve impartial safety monitoring internationally. So, sure, we’re holding a watch on it (the state of affairs in Bangladesh),” an ICC Board member, talking on situation of anonymity, informed PTI.
Traditionally, Australia have been probably the most profitable staff within the ladies’s T20 World Cup, having gained the match a document six instances in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2023.
England and the West Indies have every gained the occasion as soon as. The Indian ladies’s staff, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will probably be aiming to safe their maiden title within the upcoming version.
At present, the Indian staff is taking part within the Ladies’s Asia Cup in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, which they’re using as a preparatory occasion for the T20 World Cup.
Indian pacer Renuka Singh has acknowledged the significance of the Asia Cup, stating that it supplies a invaluable studying expertise and a possibility to acclimatize to circumstances that could possibly be just like these in Bangladesh.
“The Asia Cup is necessary for us as a result of after this we do not have many matches (forward of T20 WC) and we must depend on apply. So, it is a studying expertise for us, and the circumstances (in Bangladesh) could possibly be comparable. So, it is a good likelihood for us to prepare for the World Cup,” she stated.
With restricted worldwide matches scheduled earlier than the World Cup, the Asia Cup serves as a vital platform for the staff to fine-tune their preparations.
