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With just one month to go for the T20 World Cup 2024, the showpiece event's co-hosts West Indies has received a major terror threat from North Pakistan, as reported by Cricbuzz. The tournament is slated to begin on June 1 and will run till June 29, 2024. However, Cricket West Indies has provided comprehensive safety protocols for the event.
As per the security report, “Pro-Islamic State (IS) media sources have launched campaigns inciting violence against sporting events, which included video messages from the Afghanistan-Pakistan branch, ISKhorasan (IS-K) which highlighted assaults in numerous countries and urged supporters to join the battlefield in their countries.”
The CEO of the CWI, Jonny Graves, has sought to alleviate the fears as he said, “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.”
Further tracking down the probable threats to the showpiece event, Graves added, “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.”
With the West Indies and the USA to co-host the upcoming World Cup, the matches will be played in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean state while in the US, Florida, New York, and Texas will host the matches. The final game will be played in Barbados.
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