There was a lot of doubt regarding the country’s capability to host the tournament, which was scheduled to be held in 2024—the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup—because of the political unrest and the resignation of the head of the government, Sheikh Hasina.
As a result of the ongoing unrest and specifically the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who escaped Bangladesh on an Air Force jet, there has been doubt regarding Bangladesh’s capacity to host the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled from October 3–20.
As it is less than two months to the commencement of the tournament, then there are high chances that if there is more unrest in Bangladesh, then in an attempt to avoid any unwanted happenings, the tournament may have to be shifted to some other venue.
Unfortunately, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has had no comment on this front; however, they have said they are observing events in Bangladesh for their next move.
On the issue of security, the ICC spokesman stated thus to IANS, ‘We are in regular talks with BCB, their security departments, as well as our independent security advisors as we trace the progress of the terror threat against the participants, a chance of our topmost concern.’
Some of the member nations took up the matter of disturbance in Bangladesh due to a government jobs quota system during the last month’s ICC Annual Conference in Colombo.
However, the problem was not among the matters that could be raised during the four-day conference, and as such, it was not deliberated on.
Ten teams will feature in 23 games for the 18 days of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup at two grounds, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet.
A total of ten warm-up fixtures will be played from 27 SEPT TO 01 OCT, and all will be held at the BKSP in Dhaka. The Women’s T20 World Cup fixtures were unveiled by the ICC in May in Dhaka, and Hasina was in the event, accompanied by India’s Harmanpreet Kaur and Bangladeshi Nigar Sultana.
