The captain of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team has, in a tragic turn of events, voiced her profound displeasure and sadness at the sudden decision to move the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The team and their supporters were devastated by the sudden site change, which was brought on by the nation’s growing political upheaval.
Women T20 World Cup Shifts to UAE
The International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to shift the Women’s T20 World Cup from Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a virtual board meeting on Tuesday. The ten-team competition will take place at Dubai and Sharjah, two UAE locations, starting on October 3 (England vs. South Africa) and ending on October 20.
Despite the recent election of a new administration, Bangladesh is still in disarray, hence the members of the ICC board meeting decided that Bangladesh cannot host the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup. Although they will still serve as the event’s official host, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) accepted the ICC’s decision to relocate the competition to the United Arab Emirates.
Bangladesh Captain’s Disappointment
After the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was moved to the United Arab Emirates due to political unrest in the nation, Bangladeshi captain Nigar Sultana expressed disappointment. Sultana is attempting to accept the fact that she won’t be able to represent Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup in front of home fans.
“For the last two days I was really sad and today I seemed a bit free because a lot of people tried to make me understand [the switch] in different ways,” Nigar told reporters.
“To be honest I was really hurt and that from the core of my heart. I had a lot of dreams and not only me it was the same for all the players because it is not only us who were waiting to play the World Cup in our country but along with us our family also waited for it, like our friends, fans or our close ones,” she added.
Bangladesh and Scotland were scheduled to play at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on October 3, but they will now face off in the United Arab Emirates.
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