The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official have stated that they have approached the government to provide them with a security consultant for their upcoming tour of Pakistan.
Bangladesh is scheduled to travel to Pakistan on August 17th for a two-match Test series, which is part of the ICC Test Championship. The matches will take place in Rawalpindi from August 21-25 and Karachi from August 30 to September 3.
"Look providing safety is up to them (Pakistan) and we go there because they assure us to provide state-level security and after they assured us about it, the tour was fixed," BCB cricket operation chairman Jalal Yunus told reporters on Wednesday.
He pointed out that similar assurances were given during the Asia Cup when Bangladesh visited Pakistan.
"I guess you have seen in the Asia Cup that the Bangladesh team traveled to Pakistan and they provided us state-level security and we agreed to go on this tour because they ensured us of that," he said.
Yunus emphasized that other international teams have recently visited Pakistan and expressed satisfaction with the security arrangements. He confirmed that the tour was confirmed after receiving assurances from Pakistani authorities.
"You might have seen in recent times that some international teams have also visited [Pakistan] and they are quite happy with the security they provided," he said.
Despite their concerns, he confirmed that the tour was confirmed after receiving assurances from Pakistani authorities.
"We are also very much concerned about the security but after knowing everything and after getting assurance from them regarding the security we have fixed the tour," he said.
In addition to government assurances, the BCB has requested a security consultant who will maintain continuous communication regarding security issues throughout the tour.
"At the same time we have requested the government to give us a security consultant during the tour who will maintain communication with them at all times regarding the security issues," he said.
Jalal noted that the players have no objections to the upcoming tour of Pakistan.
Source: Cricket Pakistan
BDST: 1022 HRS, AUG 01, 2024
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