ICC delegate to arrive on Saturday for talks with BCB

A delegate from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday for a meeting with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), a board official confirmed.

“I know that the ICC delegation is coming tomorrow [Saturday],” BCB umpires’ committee chairman and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) member secretary Iftekhar Rahman Mithu told the media on Friday.

“The president is aware of the whole program and our president and vice-presidents are expected to sit in the meeting. We are expecting a good outcome from it,” he hoped.

On January 4, the BCB requested the ICC to relocate Bangladesh’s matches in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup away from India, citing security concerns. Last Tuesday, the BCB top brass held a video conference with ICC, during which it maintained its stance while world cricket’s governing body asked it to reconsider.

Media reports have suggested that government representatives are likely to be part of the meeting. Mithu also hinted at that possibility, saying, “Definitely, meeting will take place with the cricket board and maybe our sports ministry as well”.

According to sources, the ICC will seek to persuade the BCB to reconsider by citing its responsibilities towards all participating teams in the meeting, while the board remains optimistic that it can convey its concerns.