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Bangladesh will not play their Twenty20 World Cup matches successful India, pinch nan country’s cricket committee saying they are concerned for nan information of their players amid increasing tensions betwixt nan countries.
Bangladesh were scheduled to play 3 Twenty20 World Cup matches successful Kolkata adjacent month, pinch nan 7 February to 8 March tourney being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
“Following a thorough appraisal of nan prevailing business and nan increasing concerns regarding nan information and information of nan Bangladesh contingent successful India and considering nan proposal from nan Bangladesh government, nan Board of Directors resolved that nan Bangladesh nationalist squad will not recreation to India for nan tourney nether nan existent conditions,” Bangladesh’s cricket committee (BCB) said.
“In ray of this decision, nan BCB has formally requested nan International Cricket Council (ICC), arsenic nan arena authority, to see relocating each of Bangladesh’s matches to a venue extracurricular India.”
Earlier connected Sunday, Asif Nazrul, an advisor to nan ministry of sports, said Bangladesh would not recreation to India.
“We invited this determination taken successful nan discourse of nan utmost communal argumentation of India’s cricket board,” said Nazrul, who added that he had instructed nan committee to petition Bangladesh’s World Cup games beryllium held successful Sri Lanka.
Last month, hundreds protested adjacent Bangladesh’s precocious committee successful New Delhi aft Hindu mill worker Dipu Chandra Das was beaten and group connected occurrence successful Bangladesh’s Mymensingh territory by a crowd that accused him of making derogatory remarks astir Prophet Muhammad.
A full of 12 group were arrested successful relationship pinch his death.
The incident worsened relations betwixt India and its neighbour, pinch ties already strained aft Bangladesh’s erstwhile premier curate Sheikh Hasina fled to New Delhi aft protests against her.
The determination from Bangladesh to retreat their players from matches successful India came aft Bangladeshi accelerated bowler Mustafizur Rahman was released by his Indian Premier League squad astatine nan petition of India’s cricket committee (BCCI).
The Kolkata Knight Riders said connected Saturday they had released Rahman, who was signed successful past month’s auction for a interest of 92m Indian rupees ($1m), making him nan astir costly subordinate from Bangladesh successful IPL history.
After Mustafizur’s merchandise connected Saturday, nan BCB had held an emergency gathering earlier requesting nan relocation of their matches.
“The committee said that wherever a Bangladesh cricketer can’t play successful India contempt being contracted, nan full Bangladesh cricket squad can’t consciousness safe to spell to nan World Cup,” Nazrul said.
On Sunday, cricket news tract Cricbuzz reported that nan BCB would inquire nan BCCI for a general mentation regarding Mustafizur’s release.
Last year, nan ICC allowed India to play Champions Trophy matches successful nan United Arab Emirates owed to soured relations pinch hosts Pakistan.
Bangladesh are owed to play West Indies, England and Italy successful Kolkata earlier ending nan group shape against Nepal successful Mumbai.
