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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul connected Friday said the committee is inactive waiting for a effect from the International Cricket Council (ICC) connected its concerns implicit playing T20 World Cup matches astatine venues successful India, reiterating that Bangladesh’s presumption connected the contented has not changed.Bangladesh person conveyed their reluctance to circuit India for the tournament, which begins connected February 7, and person requested that their matches beryllium shifted to co-host Sri Lanka, citing information concerns.The concerns were raised aft Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was released by IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) connected the instructions of the BCCI for unspecified reasons. This came amid reports of attacks connected minorities successful Bangladesh."We haven't yet received immoderate reply from the ICC. We person sent each the attachments and proofs of our concern," Bulbul told media persons, arsenic cited by quality bureau PTI.He said the BCB has intelligibly communicated its basal to the planetary assemblage and added that shifting matches to different Indian metropolis would not resoluteness the issue."Any alternate Indian venue astatine the extremity of the time is an Indian venue. You each cognize that nary unilateral determination tin beryllium taken and we person to abide by the government's diktat.
We are lasting wherever we had been a fewer days back."Bulbul said the committee would hold for the ICC’s effect earlier deciding connected the adjacent step."I can't remark connected what we volition bash if we aren't allowed to play successful Sri Lanka unless the ICC sends its response," helium said.Bangladesh are scheduled to play 3 radical matches successful Kolkata and 1 successful Mumbai. Bulbul said helium was not alert of reports suggesting Hyderabad and Chennai arsenic imaginable alternate venues."I haven't heard astir Hyderabad and Chennai being replacement venues. We mightiness travel to cognize possibly connected Monday oregon Tuesday."Expressing assurance successful the team, Bulbul said Bangladesh tin bash well, particularly successful sub-continental conditions."I judge Bangladesh is simply a large squad successful satellite cricket. We person played the quarterfinals of the 2015 ODI World Cup, we played the Champions Trophy semifinals and successful sub-continental conditions we person a bully accidental of doing well," helium said.On the caller contention involving erstwhile skipper Tamim Iqbal, Bulbul said a BCB manager calling Tamim a "traitor" was a idiosyncratic opinion, and that helium has sought an explanation."It was the idiosyncratic sentiment of the manager and I person asked him to springiness clarification. Tamim has achieved truthful overmuch and helium should person kept that successful caput portion putting his sentiment successful public," Bulbul said.Reflecting connected his clip successful charge, Bulbul said the signifier has been instructive for the board."It’s a learning acquisition for 25 committee of directors. It’s a premix of ups and downs. But state comes first," helium added.
