The Dhaka Times Desk Sri Lankan cricket team is still with Bangladesh after the Pakistan Cricket Board said that there is no cricket environment in Bangladesh and they have informed the ICC meeting that Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh is going on as scheduled.
After a special meeting of the ICC in Dubai on Thursday, the Sri Lankan board informed that they are coming to Bangladesh to play two Tests, two T20Is and three ODIs and the tour will start from January 27.
In the meeting, Sri Lanka Board President Jayantha Dharmadasa clarified his position regarding the visit to Bangladesh, he said that we are satisfied with the security situation in Bangladesh at the moment and at the same time we are also satisfied with the security details from the side of Bangladesh. .
Meanwhile, before the start of the ICC meeting, a joint meeting was held between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka board officials, Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hasan and Sri Lanka Board President Jayantha Dharmadasa participated in the meeting.
BCB media committee chief Jalal Yunus told the media about the decision taken in the ICC board meeting that the Sri Lanka team is coming to Bangladesh, but on January 13, two special security observers will visit Bangladesh on behalf of the Sri Lanka board. They will look into the security measures taken for the Sri Lanka team in detail.
Jalal Yusuf also said that ICC T20 World Cup and Bangladesh are being held here and all the teams will participate here and Asia Cup is being held in Bangladesh at the same time.
It should be noted that for the past few days in the world cricket arena, the country that no country in the world visits for security reasons, the Pakistan Cricket Board has been very active. There is no cricket atmosphere in Bangladesh and the safety of the players may be compromised At the same time, they are also petitioning the ICC to move the World T20 Cup from Bangladesh along with the Asia Cup.
Source: Espncricinfo
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