'Do not intend to play international fixtures in Pakistan at this moment'
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan informed that the board has not intention to play international matches in Pakistan at this moment.
The FTP schedule for this year did not have Bangladesh travelling to Pakistan and the security issues in the country had resulted in Pakistan playing their home matches in the UAE. BCB had announced a 16-member squad for the eight-nation Emerging Asia Cup tournament on November 29 and the BCB and newly elected ACC president admitted that there were security issues.
"It's true that there are security related issues. I myself visited Pakistan and took part in meetings to discuss the matter of security. I don't think any problem will arise and we will be taking measures of our own and send our own security experts there," the presdent informed today when asked about the security for the Emeging Asia Cup.
Asked on the matter of playing international fixtures in Pakistan, he replied: For now the decision is that we will play Pakistan in neutral venues. When our women's team was there, they were provided good security. Before that Sri Lanka went there and we are also looking at what ICC are thinking. If we don't see any security threats and ICC gives positive signal then we will think about it. The decision for now is that we don't want to play international fixtures in Pakistan right at this moment," the president concluded.
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