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Entertainment & Discussions => Sports Zone => Cricket => Topic started by: Saqueeb on December 09, 2013, 07:40:18 PM
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West Indies has withdrawn its Under-19 cricket team from going ahead with its tour of Bangladesh.
In a statement issued on Monday, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said: "The current security environment in Bangladesh is not conducive to the game of cricket in light of the 72 hours nationwide blockade and calls for countrywide dawn-to-dusk protests."
On Saturday, handmade bombs exploded near the team hotel in Chittagong.
The decision was taken after considering a report on the Bangladesh situation by the Board's security manager Paul Slowe, according to the statement.
"The report emphasised that the current security environment in Bangladesh is not conducive to the playing of cricket. The State Department of the United States of America has also issued a travel alert to its citizens living in and travelling to Bangladesh," reads the statement.
The second match of the ODI series, scheduled for Sunday, was postponed to Monday, following the incident near the hotel.
West Indies had lost the first game, but were scheduled to play seven matches in the series.
The ICC and the BCB are yet to come up with their statements on the issue.
The pullout is a blow to Bangladesh's plans to host the 2014 World Twenty20s in March.
The BCB had only just turned the corner by confirming Sylhet as a prepared venue after much speculation about its completion.