Published: Aug 26, 2016, 07:27 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 26, 2016, 07:29 PM (IST)
After much contemplation, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided that England’s scheduled tour to Bangladesh in October will go as per the plans despite security concerns. There were clouds of uncertainty over the tour after a series of deadly attacks in Dhaka last month. But the ECB carried out a security review in the country and after due consultations with players and concerned officials, decided to give the tour a go ahead on Thursday.
England will now play two Tests and three ODIs in the country between October 7 and November 1, 2016. The matches will take place in Chittagong and Dhaka, where 20 hostages died when a cafe was attacked in July. There were also reports that the ECB had earlier left the decision on its players whether to tour Bangladesh or not. ALSO READ: Mashrafe Mortaza urges England players to tour Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi skipper Mashrafe Mortaza too had pleaded with the English players to consider touring his country, as terror attacks have been happening in Europe too, where recently Euro 2016 was organised despite heightened threat of more attacks.
With the news of England ready to tour Bangladesh spreading, the fans of Bangladesh cricket team have taken to social media to express their joy over the development. The Bangladeshi fans, the most passionate of fans across the world, have thanked the English team for the decision to tour their country. Here are some of the top tweets in this regard:
Very happy to see @ECB_cricket tour to @BCBtigers going ahead !!!
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) August 26, 2016
England touring Bangladesh is a big deal.
The impact international cricket if they didn’t would be massive.
— Dennis-ul-Haq (@DennisCricket_) August 26, 2016
Glad for Bangladesh cricket that this tour is going ahead. We will have further news and reaction as it comes in. https://t.co/XcgIY7Ea3t
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) August 25, 2016
Thanks to Allah,and also thanks England cricket board members all,finally England tour Bangladesh, and people watching best series entertain
— Md Hamidulla Khan (@hamid74592) August 26, 2016
Thanks to England cricket Board For Bangladesh tour. pic.twitter.com/BWPwFHW7nY
— khourshedalam (@khourshedalam_) August 26, 2016
Thank you very much England Cricket for keeping faith on Bangladesh Cricket : The Tigers. Hope that there will be… https://t.co/MrlMRnTjEM
— Tahmid Amit (@TahmidAmit) August 26, 2016
@ECB_cricket @englandcricket thank you England stand with @BCBtigers and bangladesh.
— s m mursalin (@mursalin71) August 26, 2016
Thank you very much England Cricket for keeping faith on Bangladesh Cricket………
— Mahfuz Mamun (@mahfuzmamun1990) August 26, 2016
It is great news for Bangladesh & Bangladesh Cricket Team that England Cricket Team coming……
— Rafiqul Islam Rafiq (@Rafiqnsl) August 26, 2016
YES! BANGLADESH VS ENGLAND WILL HAPPEN 😀 YAHOOOO! CRICKET IS BACK IN BANGLADESH 😀
— Black (@JiishaaN) August 26, 2016
Thank you very much England Cricket for keeping faith on Bangladesh Cricket. Hope that there will be exciting… https://t.co/SPdGC5Mnp8
— Mashrafe Rupok (@Mashrupp) August 26, 2016
Thank you England. Thanks for saving the real beauty of cricket.
Welcome to our beautiful #Bangladesh https://t.co/YEJw3FsNyi— সুয়েদ (@_Shuyed_) August 26, 2016
Oh!At This Moment,No Other News Is As Delightful As It!!!!Atlast #England_Cricket_Team Is Coming To #Bangladesh… https://t.co/5UuhO5M2cJ
— Shahriar NiHAL (@snihalofficial) August 26, 2016
Welcome to #BANGLADESH #England_cricket_team
We are egarly waiting for you— Rezaur Rahman (@rezaurrahmanrfi) August 26, 2016
Thank you very much #England for your positive decision.
Welcome to our beautiful #Bangladesh .@ECB_cricket— সুয়েদ (@_Shuyed_) August 26, 2016
Really pleased England is touring Bangladesh, and hope all goes well. Would have been easy just to can the whole trip. #cricket
— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) August 26, 2016
Pakistan’s Misbah pleads for England not to scrap Bangladesh tour https://t.co/AUuwHxn57Q #WorldNews
— Top News (@feed_TopNews) August 15, 2016
England given green light to tour Bangladesh: The ECB have confirmed that the England tour of Bangladesh will go ahead as planned.
— Richard (@ESPNNewsvideo1) August 26, 2016
Good News for Bangladesh!England Board confirmed that England’s tour of Bangladesh will continue as planned #Cricket pic.twitter.com/fS1rdp3MKx
— M Asad Javed (@asadjaved609) August 26, 2016
@ECB_Cricket have confirmed that the England tour of Bangladesh will go ahead as planned. Its a Victory of Bangladesh who have convinced.
— Live Cricket Score (@TodayCricket) August 26, 2016
England tour of Bangladesh to go ahead after risk assessed https://t.co/AfF2QcGGHN
— Azad Majumder (@AzadMajumder) August 26, 2016
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