'Complete lie': ICC refutes Dhaka's claims on India security risks - Mustafizur mentioned?

Bangladesh sports advisor Asif Nazrul connected Monday claimed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has acknowledged Bangladesh’s information concerns astir travelling to India for the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh person expressed reservations astir touring India for the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to statesman connected February 7. The squad has requested that its matches beryllium moved to co-host Sri Lanka, citing information concerns. This came aft Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was released by IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pursuing instructions from the BCCI, which cited unspecified "developments" for the decision.

"I request to pass you that the information squad of the ICC and those successful complaint of information person sent a missive (to BCB). In that letter, it has been said that 3 things volition summation the information menace to the Bangladesh team," Nazrul said astatine a property league successful Dhaka, arsenic quoted by section paper Daily Star."One is if Mustafizur (Rahman) is included successful the Bangladesh team. Two, if the supporters of the Bangladesh squad locomotion astir wearing the nationalist jersey of Bangladesh.

And the 3rd is that the information menace of the Bangladesh squad volition summation arsenic the (Bangladesh) elections approach," helium added.

What ICC said

The ICC, portion confirming that it has been successful interaction with the Bangladesh Cricket Board, denied Nazrul’s assertion that it accepted Bangladesh’s concerns successful the mode described."There has been an interior connection from ICC to BCB with regards to information successful India. But what Asif Nazrul said is simply a implicit lie.

ICC's connection ne'er mentions that Mustafizur's enactment volition beryllium an issue. It's implicit falsehood...There is nary specified advisory successful ceremonial communication,” an ICC root was quoted arsenic saying by quality bureau PTI.The T20 World Cup is scheduled to beryllium held from February 7 to March 8 crossed venues successful India and Sri Lanka.The BCB’s concerns followed Mustafizur’s merchandise from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad amid reports of attacks connected Hindus successful Bangladesh.As per the existent schedule, Bangladesh are acceptable to play their archetypal 3 radical matches successful Kolkata, followed by their last radical crippled successful Mumbai.After Mustafizur was released by KKR, the Bangladesh authorities besides banned the broadcast of the Indian Premier League successful the country.