St Johns's Antigua.
The West Indies Cricket Board ( WICB) has taken a decision to withdraw its Under 19 team from Bangladesh after an explosion had occurred a short distance away from the team hotel in Chittagong on Saturday evening.
The decision was taken following consideration of a report on the situation in Bangladesh as prepared by WICB Security Manager Paul Slowe.
The report emphasized that the current security environment in Bangladesh is not conducive to the playing of cricket in light of the 72 hours nationwide blockade and calls for countrywide dawn to dusk protest.
Travel arrangements are being made to allow for the team’s return to the Caribbean as quickly as possible.
The team will remain safely accommodated at the team hotel under adequate security protection until departure from Bangladesh..
The players and members of team management were not targeted and were not in immediate danger as a result of the incident.
