BCB waiting for ACC confirmation

A women's wing official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday said that they are expecting information regarding upcoming Women's Emerging Teams' Asia Cup from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) by this week.

The tournament is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from June 6, but the recent India-Pakistan conflict has cast doubts over the tournament's fate.

Recent media reports suggested that India have decided to pull out from the upcoming ACC events. However, a BCCI official on Monday denied making any such decision regarding upcoming ACC events.

"The ACC has told us that the tournament will go on as per schedule. But they have asked for a week's time," Bulbul Bashar, BCB's women's wing in-charge, told The Daily Star.

Meanwhile, the official informed that they are facing difficulties to arrange international series of the national women's team ahead of the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup in October and may opt to play a challenge series as part of preparation.

"We may play a challenge series. There can be three teams. We may also play against the U-17 boys," he said.

"We qualified for the World Cup as the last team. Sri Lanka will play domestic matches. Scotland and Ireland are free but they didn't qualify for the World Cup. Those six teams, who confirmed their World Cup berths much earlier, have already made their plans. New Zealand and England will do camp in the UAE before going to India," he concluded.