Key Highlights
- Bangladesh are due to play four league stage matches in India.
- “It is important to clarify that the ICC’s independent risk assessments, carried out by internationally recognised security experts, do not conclude that Bangladesh cannot play its scheduled matches in India,” an ICC source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
- “The overall security risk for the tournament in India has been assessed as low to moderate, which is consistent with the profile of many major global sporting events,” the source said.
- According to the source, the assessment did not identify any direct threat even to the Bangladesh officials at any venue in India.
- “Based on the professional advice received, the risk associated with Bangladesh’s scheduled fixtures in Kolkata and Mumbai is assessed as low to moderate, with no indication of risks that cannot be effectively managed through established security planning and mitigation measures,” the source added.
