ICC reworking accreditation process for Bangladesh media

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reworking the media accreditation process for Bangladesh journalists wishing to cover the T20 World Cup in India after the withdrawal of its national team citing security concerns in the neighbouring nation. The ICC is changing the application process even as some of the Bangladesh journalists claimed that their accreditation request was rejected by the world body. “There is a reworking of the process since there is a change in the number of requests and the schedules. The accreditation lists are being worked out accordingly,” ICC sources told PTI.

Roughly 80-90 Bangladeshi journalists applied for the media accreditation and sources said, even if their team was participating in the ICC event, not all requests could be accommodated. “If you go by country quota, you can’t exceed the number beyond 40. The ICC goes by the recommendations of the home board and accordingly takes a call on applications,” sources added.In Dhaka, BCB media Amjad Hossain said he has taken up the matter with the ICC.