Bangladesh will go into the Asian Cricket Council meeting in Colombo fully prepared, knowing that if they are unable to convince the teams that the security situation is under control it could cost the country the forthcoming Asia Cup and the ICC World Twenty20.
Asian Cricket Council chief executive officer Syed Ashraful said they will discuss an alternative venue for the Asia Cup in their January 4 meeting in Colombo in light of the escalating political unrest in the country.
His comments further fuel speculation that Bangladesh may lose the right to host the high-profile tournament and sent shivers through the BCB, which is still busy drafting a new security plan.
‘We know this could be on agenda in ACC meeting,’ BCB president Nazmul Hasan told reporters on Thursday.
‘There could be a discussion about the law and order situation here. We thought we should go there fully prepared.’
The BCB president was speaking after his meeting with Ashraful at his Beximco office, where some other board officials were also present.
‘Ashraful Bhai also thinks the discussion would be logical. If the political situation remains such, the security situation is important. We are now working on how we can improve our security plan according to the ICC guidelines,’ he said.
‘We want to make a foolproof security plan. Hopefully everything will be done by December 30. We will take this security plan to the ACC meeting. Prior to that it will be given to the participating countries to see if they can give any input,’ he said.
The BCB president added that they have prepared a letter for the leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia, appealing to her to drop protests during the competitions or at least keep cricket out of the purview of their programmes.
-With New Age input
