The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said it is working closely with the hosts of the Men's T20 World Cup – West Indies and USA – to ensure appropriate plans are in place amid a terror threat to the showpiece event. The Men's T20 World Cup will take place in the West Indies and the United States from June 1 to 29. Reports emerged from various parts of the Caribbean media that the World Cup-hosting islands in the region received terror threats from an organization in northern Pakistan.
“ICC is working closely with host countries to ensure appropriate plans are in place. We immediately spoke to the authorities when the reports emerged, and Cricket West Indies has assured everyone that a comprehensive safety plan is in place to address any risk.” an ICC official told IANS when asked about the terror threat to the Men's T20 World Cup.
Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, told Daily Express that security forces are working to combat terror threats ahead of the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.
“Unfortunately, the threat of terrorism in its many and varied manifestations is an ever-present danger in the 21st century world. It is against this background that all countries, such as our region, when organizing large or vulnerable gatherings, make an extra effort in national security preparations and preparedness to respond to take seriously all threats, explicit or implicit. to take.
“Given that bad actors can choose to misbehave in any way, it becomes virtually impossible to completely close off all opportunities. However, to mitigate these dangers, we have remained alert to many threats and threats at local and regional levels. Separately and together, our intelligence and other security services have worked to protect populations in countries and locations throughout the tournament,” Rowley said.
In the Caribbean, Kensington Oval in Barbados, Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad, Providence Stadium in Guyana, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia and Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent will play host to matches of T20 World Cup.
In the US: Eisenhower Park in New York; Broward County in Lauderhill, Florida and Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas will be the venues. Twenty teams are divided into four groups of five each for the first round. The top two teams from each group qualify for the Super Eight stage.
In Super Eight, teams are split into two groups of four each. Teams seeded first and second in their groups in the first round will retain that seeding in the Super Eight, provided they qualify. The finishers of A1, B2, C1 and D2 are placed in one group, while A2, B1, C2 and D1 are placed in the other group.
The top two teams from two groups of the Super Eight will advance to the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be held in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago on June 26 and 27 respectively. The final will be held in Barbados on June 29. Reserve days have been set for both the semi-finals and the final.
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