Cricket West Indies Receives Terror Threat From North Pakistan Ahead of ICC T20 World Cup 2024, CWI Assures Safety: Report
The matches will take place in Barbados, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. When contacted, the International Cricket Council (ICC) shared the same statement as of CWI.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup's 2024 edition is scheduled to take place in the USA and West Indies. The mega event will take place in June 2024. Ahead of the mega event, West Indies one of the venues for the upcoming T20 World Cup has received a terror threat as per the reports by Cricbuzz. The upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature 20 teams from all around the world. ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Full Schedule, Free PDF Download Online: Get Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings in IST and Venue Details of Men's Twenty20 Cricket WC.
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) has put the threats to the sort of rest. "We work closely with authorities in the host countries and cities and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event," Jonny Graves, the CEO of the CWI told Cricbuzz on Sunday evening. "We want to assure all stakeholders that the safety and security of everyone at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is our number one priority and we have a comprehensive and robust security plan in place," Graves further told Cricbuzz.
When contacted, the International Cricket Council (ICC) shared the same statement as of CWI. The Cricbuzz report also mentions that "the Barbados regional security officials are monitoring potential threats to the ICC event" and that "intelligence of a potential threat to the World Cup has been received through Pro-Islamic State (Daesh) through the media group 'Nashir Pakistan'." ICC T20 World Cup 2024 All Squads: Full Players List of All Teams for Ninth Edition of Men's Twenty20 Cricket WC.
The matches will take place in Barbados, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies.
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