Escalating violence in Bangladesh raises concerns for ICC to host Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

A massive student-led protest has brought the country of Bangladesh to a standstill. The government enforced a nationwide curfew till Sunday, July 21 and also ordered to shoot-on-sight against protestors on the streets. Several citizens have already lost their lives and the matter may escalate in the near future. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is keeping a close eye on the development and security situation in Bangladesh, the venue for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The tournament will begin on October 3 and the violent situation in Bangladesh concerns ICC officials. An official recently stated the apex council has an independent security team and is monitoring the situation. 

“We have independent security monitoring across the world. So, yes, we are keeping a watch on it (the situation in Bangladesh),” an ICC Board member was quoted as saying by The Telegraph.

Bangladesh team is currently in Sri Lanka for the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup 2024. They lost to Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their opening game of the tournament and will be facing Thailand in their upcoming clash on July 22. In case, they suffer another defeat, the Nigar Sultana-led side will be on the verge of elimination.

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Asia Cup offering a mouthwatering continental contest to prepare for global goal

Meanwhile, Indian players have already expressed their desire to win the global tournament in October. They started well in the Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan, and a win against the UAE will cement their spot in the semi-final. However, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side is treating the Asia Cup as a warm-up tournament for the T20 World Cup. They have come close to an ICC trophy multiple times in the recent past but have not won it.

India pacer Renuka Singh echoed the same sentiment and she hopes to use the Asia Cup to prepare for the mega tournament.

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“The Asia Cup is important for us because after this we don’t have many matches (ahead of T20 WC) and we will have to rely on practice. So, this is a learning experience for us, and the conditions (in Bangladesh) could be similar. So, this is a good chance for us to get ready for the World Cup,” she said.