ICC Women's T20 World Cup to be moved out of Bangladesh after governments of IND, AUS, ENG, NZ issue travel warning

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played from October 3 to October 20.

In a significant development, the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is likely to be moved out of Bangladesh after the governments of India, New Zealand, Australia, and England issued travel advisories to Bangladesh amid the ongoing civil unrest in the country.

Recently, the Bangladesh government made attempts through the United Nations (UN) in order to keep the hosting rights for the upcoming ICC event.

Asif Mahmud, who is the youth and sports adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, said that they will have a word with the UN about the countries putting travel restrictions on their citizens, including cricketers, amid the ongoing violent situation in Bangladesh.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) also confirmed that they are monitoring the situation in Bangladesh. It is reported that the apex cricket council is considering all options, including moving the tournament to another country, likely to be either UAE or Zimbabwe.

ICC expressed concern about travel advisories issued from four participating nations

A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official has revealed that they are regularly communicating with the ICC regarding the hosting of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. The BCB official further added that the apex cricket council expressed their concern after travel warnings were issued by four participating nations.

“Being the host nation, we are regularly communicating with the ICC [International Cricket Council] regarding this issue, and even in our last communication yesterday [Friday], they expressed concern over the travel advisories from four participating nations,” the official was quoted as saying by The Daily Star.

The BCB official confirmed that if India, New Zealand, Australia, and England didn’t withdraw their travel advisories, they would lose the hosting rights of the upcoming ICC ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

“See, if these countries don’t withdraw their travel advisories, there is no chance for us to host this event. While Australia initially advised reconsidering travel plans to Bangladesh, it now suggests ‘do not travel to Bangladesh.’ So, you can understand the situation,” the official added.

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