ICC Reworks Accreditation Amid Bangladesh's Withdrawal from T20 World Cup

The ICC is revising its media accreditation process for Bangladeshi journalists after Bangladesh's withdrawal from the T20 World Cup in India over security concerns. Although many journalists applied, accreditation is limited by quotas. Bangladesh's media must now reapply, and the situation has prompted involvement from the BCB.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has initiated a rework of its media accreditation process for Bangladeshi journalists following the withdrawal of Bangladesh's national team from the T20 World Cup in India, citing security concerns. The decision to change the application scheme comes amid allegations from journalists that their accreditation requests were initially rejected by the global cricket body.

According to ICC sources, the adjustment is necessary due to fluctuations in the number of requests and changes in schedule. Around 80-90 journalists from Bangladesh applied for accreditation, but the source noted that accommodating all was unrealistic, even if Bangladesh had participated in the tournament, given the country quota which caps at 40 per country.

In response to the situation, Amjad Hossain of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has approached the ICC for a detailed explanation. As the ICC declared no security threat was identified for Bangladesh in India, the BCB's decision to pull out led to Scotland replacing Bangladesh in the tournament that kicks off on February 7.

(With inputs from agencies.)