BCB awaits ICC’s response, Bulbul says

Sports Desk
BCB had informed the ICC that it would not play in India citing security reasons and requested a change of venue. In a letter, the ICC asked the BCB to find out what the security crisis was. The BCB has not yet received a response after sending a second email expressing its concerns. President Aminul Islam Bulbul said that they are waiting for the ICC’s email.

Appearing before the media after a program in Sylhet on Saturday, the board president said, “We have discussed with our government and conveyed our views to the ICC. We have not received any response from the ICC yet, we have given all the information we could. We are waiting.”

Meanwhile, news has emerged that BCB has requested the ICC to play at another venue outside Kolkata. However, Bulbul dismissed this, saying, “India’s other venue is India. There is no such thing as a venue. However, you know that we are not taking any decision on the World Cup alone. We will take a decision after discussing with the government. And we are still standing where we stood on the World Cup.”

However, Bulbul did not give a clear answer to the question of whether Bangladesh will boycott the World Cup if the ICC does not agree to move the venue, saying, “I cannot say anything at the moment. Until the letter comes. We are waiting for the letter.”

The ICC office is closed on Sunday. It doesn’t seem possible to know anything before Monday or Tuesday, the BCB president said, “As far as I know, they are a very professional organization, they will provide all the information. They won’t give it out like this. So as far as I know, the office in Dubai is closed on Saturdays, so I hope I will get an answer by Monday.”