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Bangladesh Cricket Board Seeks 48 Hours To Consult Govt. And Decide On T20 World Cup Participation

Bangladesh Cricket Board: Bangladesh Cricket Board has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) for 48 hours' time to convey their decision to the government regarding playing their matches of the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and take a decision, a news report said. BCB officials, on request not to be named, told Telecom Asia Sport on Wednesday, hours after the ICC rejected Bangladeshs plea to relocate their matches from India after the BCB failed to provide much support, except from the Pakistan Cricket Board, during the voting in the virtual meeting that was attended by 16 members. The ICC issued a final deadline to Bangladesh as the BCB has 24 hours to decide whether they will travel to India to play their matches in India during the T20 World Cup to be played from February 7 to March 8. If they fail to do so, Bangladesh are likely to be replaced by Scotland in the competition. The Bangladesh players want to play the World Cup. The Bangladesh government wants Bangladesh to play in the World Cup. But we dont think India is safe for our players. We asked them to shift the matches to Sri Lanka. We said that we can switch with Ireland or Zimbabwe. It would have been the easiest way, but Sri Lanka said that they dont want a new team in their group, a BCB official told www.telecomasia.net regarding the discussion in the ICC Board meeting held virtually. We told them that after the vote, we want one last chance to tell our government, and that they insisted its a valid point and gave me 24 or 48 hours to get back to them. We dont want to put pressure on the government. We know the ICC denied us, but we will talk to the government one more time and later will inform the government of the feedback to the ICC, the official told www.telecomasia.net. The report quoted the official as saying the government will take all options into consideration before reaching a final decision. You must remember that a government doesnt only consider the well-being of the players, but they take into consideration everything before making a decision, the source said. We dont want to put pressure on the government. We know the ICC denied us, but we will talk to the government one more time and later will inform the government of the feedback to the ICC, the official told www.telecomasia.net. Also Read: Live Cricket Score The website claimed that BCB officials had already got in touch with high-ups in their government to inform them about the latest updates after the ICC meeting and take their directives before making the final call. Article Source: IANS