DHAKA – Indian coaches from Bangladesh’s women’s cricket staff will nottravel to Pakistan for the international series next month amid politicaltensions between the neighbouring nuclear rivals, the country’s CricketBoard said Sunday.
Tensions are heightened between India and Pakistan after New Delhi revokedthe autonomy of restive Kashmir in early August, which was the country’sonly Muslim-majority state.
The women’s team are due to play Pakistan from October 26 to November 4 inthree Twenty20 internationals and two one-day internationals at GaddafiStadium in Lahore.
The tour is still subject to security checks by Bangladesh’s governmentbefore it can take place.
The governing body’s chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury told AFP that ifit goes ahead, head coach Anju Jain, assistant coach Devika Palshikar, andtrainer Kavita Pandey will not accompany the side in Pakistan.
But they will travel with the Bangladesh team when they play the ACCEmerging Women’s Asia Cup in Sri Lanka from October 20 to 28.
“We will have another team travelling to Sri Lanka almost at the sameperiod. We’ve decided to send our Indian coaching staff to Sri Lankainstead of Pakistan to avoid any travel complications,” Nizamuddin said.
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“We have started the process. Before confirming the series we are alsoplanning to send someone to see the security arrangement for the Sri Lankateam in their ongoing series.”
Sri Lanka men’s team is in Pakistan for three one-day internationals andthree Twenty20 internationals.
Teams have been reluctant to visit Pakistan after 2009’s deadly militantattack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.
The Bangladesh women’s team last toured Pakistan in 2015. – APP/AFP
