After Bangladesh’s national team withdrew due to security concerns in the neighboring country, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is rethinking the media accreditation process for journalists from Bangladesh who want to cover the T20 World Cup in India.
Even though some Bangladeshi media stated that the international organization had denied their request for accreditation, the ICC is altering the application procedure.
“There is a reworking of the process since there is a change in the number of requests and the schedules. The accreditation lists are being worked out accordingly,” PTI quoted ICC sources as saying.
Approximately 80–90 Bangladeshi journalists filed for media accreditation, but sources stated that not all requests could be fulfilled, even if their team was attending the ICC event.
“If you go by country quota, you can’t exceed the number beyond 40. The ICC goes by the recommendations of the home board and accordingly takes a call on applications,” PTI quoted the sources as adding.
Amjad Hossain, a BCB media representative in Dhaka, stated that he has brought up the issue with the ICC.
“The decision came only yesterday and we have sought to know [the details]. An explanation has been requested. This is an internal and confidential matter, but to summarize-we wanted to know why this was done,” Hossain told reporters in Dhaka.
It has been discovered that media outlets in Bangladesh would have to re-apply for accreditation, and each application will be evaluated individually.
“I have covered 8 to 9 ICC World Cups. This was the time first time my application was rejected. We are awaiting clarity from BCB before reapplying,” PTI quoted a senior Bangladeshi journalist as saying.
The Bangladesh cricket board chose not to send the squad to India despite the ICC’s assessment that there was no security risk. Scotland was then chosen by the ICC to replace Bangladesh in the tournament starting on February 7.
