Bangladesh all ready to host World T20

DHAKA, March 10 (NsNewsWire) — The roads leading to the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium are unfailing reminders that the World T20 — set to be held in Bangladesh between March 16 and April 6 — is upon us. There are billboards, arches, and a countdown-clock outside the Stadium emblazoned with the logo of the mega event.

According to Mahbub Anam, Director, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and member of the local organising committee of the T20 World Cup, the tournament is the biggest in the nation’s history, reports The Hindu.

The tournament will be held from March 16 to April 6

“We have upgraded the stadiums and other facilities. Some of the works were delayed because we had a longer monsoon. There were also the elections that slowed things down. By the time the World Cup starts, everything will be in order,” Anam told The Hindu recently.

The end of political turmoil in the country, he said, expedited the process. “We had a meeting where all the countries sent their security representatives to confirm their participation. By the time the Sri Lanka series started, normality was restored in Bangladesh. Cricket unites the whole country.”

Anam assured that the security provided to the teams was of the ‘top-most level.’ “It’s been confirmed by the country’s highest authority.” When asked if the security-cover provided was on a par with that accorded to visiting heads of State, he said: “In most cases, yes.”