The situation in Bangladesh will get better: BCB

The impact of the Dhaka terrorist has affected Bangladesh in the many ways, including cricket. Security is always the main priority of any visiting team and the effect of the attacks are now visible on Bangladesh cricket after England captain Eoin Morgan, who has to lead his team to Bangladesh later this year, states that the security is a concern of the moment for his team.

“We’ve always left the big decisions to the ECB. They write reports, send guys out to see if it’s safe, then come back to the players to see if they’re happy or unhappy; but certainly, it’s a concern at the moment,” Morgan had said on Monday.

Bangladesh has missed a considerable amount of cricketing action due security reason. The Australian team had given a miss to a scheduled tour to the country and later Cricket Australia also kept its Under 19 boys away from the ICC under World Cup which was successfully hosted in the country.

The BCB is taking stock of the situation, and while doing that, the board’s president, Nazmul Hassan, sounded very rational about Morgan’s reaction.

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“I have seen England’s reaction, which is quite normal. We would have done the same thing if we were in their position,” Hassan was quoted by ESPNcricinfo. England are coming after three months, by which time the situation in Bangladesh will get better. We will strengthen our security. If we can ensure that, cricket should not be a problem.”

ICC’s Future Tours Programme has given the both the boards the discretion to take the final decision on conducting bilateral series. Therefore, if one board feels touring to some country will risk its team’s security, then they can pull out.

Australia’s refusal to take part in the U-19 World Cup was an exception, where the tournament was conducted by the ICC and not the Bangladesh board. But in the case of bilateral fixtures, the ICC finds itself a bit handcuffed.

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“We stand by our decision to postpone tours to Bangladesh due to serious concerns about the safety and security of the Australian team and officials. We really feel for the Bangladeshi people and we hope that we can get back to Bangladesh soon,” a Cricket Australia spokesperson toldcricket.com.au.