The Dhaka Times Desk Due to lack of preparation, the name of Bangladesh may be removed from the host list of the World Cup T20 to be held in 2014! An alternative name is thought to be Sri Lanka or South Africa. Although the ICC has not yet given any official decision on this matter, the rumors are right. The final decision will be taken at the ICC AGM conference to be held in London next week. Earlier, BCB president Nazmul Hasan expressed disappointment with the preparations.
Men's and Women's T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held at 4 venues in Bangladesh from March 16 to April 16 next year. Meanwhile, Mirpur and Chittagong stadiums are fully prepared, but two new stadiums under construction in Sylhet and Cox's Bazar have been left out. Sylhet's stadium is not completely finished, while the world's largest beach, Cox's Bazar stadium is still incomplete!
In the meantime, the work of Sylhet Stadium has started again from June 7th, it is expected that the work will be completed by September. BCB also plans to play some ODI matches when New Zealand visits Bangladesh in October. The Bangladesh Cricket Board is determined to satisfy the ICC visiting team next time.
Meanwhile, the National Sports Council says that it may take November to complete all the works at the Cox's Bazar Stadium. However, they said that the World Cup will take place before the outfield work of this stadium is completed. It should be noted that the stadium of Cox's Bazar was earlier used as a golf course.
Taking advantage of Bangladesh's weakness, Sri Lankan Cricket Chief Executive Ashley De Silva has drawn the attention of ICC to organize T20 in his country. If the ICC accepts Sri Lanka's proposal, Sri Lanka will host the second T20 World Cup in just 18 months! Last October they hosted the T20 World Cup cricket.
De Silva said, Sri Lanka has only informed the ICC, the ICC has not commented on it. Next week's conference will be clear, what is going to happen, and what will happen! Meanwhile, South Africa has also informed the ICC about their country, they can also prepare in a short time!
Meanwhile, the national election 2014 will be held in Bangladesh. ICC is also taking into consideration the political situation of the country on the occasion of elections. Taking everything into account, if the T20 tournament starts in Bangladesh, it will be the fourth global tournament for ICC to be held in Bangladesh. Earlier, Bangladesh was the co-host of the ICC Knockout Cup in 1998, Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004, and World Cricket Cup in 2011.
President Nazmul Hasan and Board CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury can now hold this tournament in their country, it is to be seen. It goes without saying that any global tournament is very enjoyable for Bangladeshi sportspersons, especially when cricket is the game of life for millions of people in this country!
Reference: Cricinfo
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