In the recent development of events, the ICC has decided to shift the venue of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates, inciting due to the flagged political instability in Bangladesh, which over the past week has seen mass protests and the eventual resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
ICC moves Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to UAE because of security reasons
This matter was finally decided by travel advisories from some participating nations—citing safety concerns. While the Bangladesh Cricket Board was trying to do everything possible to still cling to the hosting rights, it seems the ICC thought that the safety of players and officials had to be put ahead of everything else.
“It is a shame not to be hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh as we know the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would have staged a memorable event,” ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice said in a statement. “I would like to thank the team at the BCB for exploring all avenues to try and enable the event to be hosted in Bangladesh, but travel advisories from the governments of a number of the participating teams meant that wasn’t feasible.
“However, they will retain hosting rights. We look forward to taking an ICC global event to Bangladesh in the near future.”
The women’s tournament will now take place from October 3 to 20 in the UAE, which co-hosted the men’s T20 World Cup last year. The BCB will retain the hosting of a future ICC event, with the governing body committing to bring cricket back to Bangladesh when conditions allow.
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