Bangladesh gamers have a good time the wicket of India’s Tilak Varma throughout Asia Cup Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Dubai. — Reuters/File
The board reiterated its stance in a contemporary letter to the cricket governing physique two days after the letter rejected the nation’s demand to shift their matches at subsequent month’s T20 World Cup outdoors India.
Within the letter, the board emphasised that Bangladesh has persistently maintained its place to not play any matches in India. Citing the safety issues, the BCB as soon as once more stresses that it might not ship its staff to India.
Earlier on January 21, following the ICC’s rejection of the request, BCB president Aminul Islam had mentioned that he sought extra time from the cricket-governing physique to speak to his authorities “for one last time”.
“They [ICC] said it’s a valid point, and gave me 24 or 48 hours to get back to them. I don’t want to put pressure on the government. We know that India is not secure for us. We remain in the stance that we want to play in Sri Lanka,” he added.
Acknowledging the ICC’s choice to maintain the match’s schedule unchanged, Islam mentioned he would seek the advice of the federal government and convey its suggestions to the ICC.
“I am hoping for a miracle from the ICC,” he mentioned, including that gamers and the federal government needed Bangladesh to play the World Cup.
“However we do not suppose India is secure for our gamers. A authorities would not solely contemplate the gamers, however they contemplate all, when it takes a call,” the BCB president added.
