ECB delegation to arrive on Wednesday to inspect security arrangements

A delegation sent from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will land in Bangladesh on Wednesday in a bid to inspect the security arrangements made by the host nation for their upcoming tour of Bangladesh. England’s tour of Bangladesh was kept on hold for a while due to security issues within the state following explosions in Dhaka.

The ECB security delegation includes security advisor Reg Dickason, Chief Executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association David Leatherdale and the director of Cricket Operations John Carr. Jalal Yunus, the media Chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board stated that the Board would be willing to cooperate and facilitate any meeting that the ECB delegation requests.

“We have been in constant communication with the ECB for the past few months,” Yunus said. “Their meeting with the British and Australian high commissions, the home minister and the security agencies will be of importance.

“Besides, if they want to meet any other top officials of the government, we will get them the appointment. Terrorism is not an issue only in Bangladesh but in many parts of the world like London, Paris or India. But that does not mean sports will be stopped or hampered.”

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“We had arranged such a big tournament without any trouble and England sent their team to it. I hope they will take note of that.

“If Bangladesh has managed to provide proper security to so many teams during the Under-19 World Cup, they should realise that it should be way easy to take care of a single team,” Yunus pointed.

“We need co-operation from everyone. This tour of England has become a national interest now and I will expect everyone to do their respective duty properly,” Yunus said. “The accreditation system for this series will be done very carefully and also the entrance to the stadium will have vigilant monitoring, he concluded.

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