There was ambiguity about Bangladesh’s recent developments over the past month. Ultimately, this proved to be true. Bangladesh moved the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates in 2024. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued this declaration in a press release on August 20th.
Even though the matches will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially designated Bangladesh as the host country.
The game will take place at two locations, specifically Dubai and Sharjah. The competition will occur from October 3 to 20, adhering to the established schedule.
The ICC decided to move the Women’s T20 World Cup from Bangladesh during a virtual board meeting yesterday.
Bangladesh’s Women’s T20 World Cup status has been in doubt since Sheikh Hasina’s administration was overthrown during the recent student unrest.
Nevertheless, the interim government provided a glimmer of optimism.
According to ICC chief executive Geoff Allardyce, the relocation is a result of travel restrictions that prevent citizens of many nations, including Australia, from visiting Bangladesh at the moment.
Allardyce thanked the BCB staff for their diligent efforts in arranging this tournament in Bangladesh.
Nevertheless, the plan’s implementation was hindered by travel restrictions imposed by the governments of certain participating countries.
However, they will continue to provide the hosting services. We anticipate organising a global ICC event in Bangladesh shortly.
Recent days have seen suggestions for various nations to replace Bangladesh. India claims that the ICC made an offer but rejected it because of certain limits.
Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe also expressed their interest. The ICC’s CEO expressed gratitude to each of these two countries individually.
Additionally, he expressed appreciation to the Emirates Cricket Board on behalf of the BCB for their willingness to serve as the host.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is based in the United Arab Emirates, a country that served as the host for the men’s T20 World Cup in 2021 along with Oman.
On the other hand, this marks the first time an ICC event has taken place outside of Bangladesh. In 2014, Bangladesh hosted the women’s T20 World Cup and the men’s T20 World Cup simultaneously.
India and Sri Lanka co-hosted the 2011 ODI World Cup.