The Bangladesh cricket team is currently on an India tour for a multi-format series and has restricted their movement roughly in Kanpur owing to threats from India’s right-wing Hindu Mahasabha group.
The group has been smashing rallies due to the sudden surge of anti-Hindu sentiments and attacks within Bangladesh forcing the government to place a ban on foreign tourists.
Campaigning in state politics has come to a close for the afternoon with defeat in first Test at Chennai. Bengal. Back in the city though, the group goes out to chill, visits the malls and engages in leisure activities. Their experiences in Kanpur were however quite different. The players were also as a matter of security advised against freemovement and should travel in groups with no outdoor activities unless necessary.
In the other hand, they were also instructed on a ‘no take away’ policy and there were policemen on guard in their hotels.
“You can’t sleep anywhere else unless you return to the hotel. Any official movement outside the premise is not simply forbidden, it is a must always even if one leaves the counting of access areas. There is also police security tight at the hotel,” said a spokesperson speaking on the condition anonymity if we had to go to the IANS. “The security officials are asked by us that we can go to that place after the security officials inform us that the area is clear for movement,” a BCB official told IANS, in relation to such measures taken.
An official was asked if the situation is the same in Chennai. “It is very different from the Chennai situation. We went along the beach, and local restaurants and enjoyed local dishes but here, we are all stuck in hotels,” he added.
To make things worse, there was more bad weather on Saturday appearing and roaring on court and therefore all games were called off till sunday. This meant no practicing with the rain forcing the team to be cocooned in their hotel rooms. Bangladesh’s disappointing turn of events was amplified when the third day of the second Test Match which was being played at the Green Park Stadium had to be called off as the outfield was still wet.
Police Coordination with Concurrent Police BCCI District safety concerns have been established for both teams, restricting movement outside the accommodation in the non-match days as well. “The players can move about inside the hotel only in the lobby. No one is allowed to proceed out except for the day of contest.” The officer spoke in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
To this effect any locomotive activities by the plays should be prior sanctioned and will be supervised by police during such activities.
Increased vigilance in Kanpur is not the only issue which the Bengal squad encounters throughout this tour. The same kind of restrictions are anticipated on their return to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh where they are scheduled to begin a three-match T20I series on 6 October.
Dated 6 October the day of match has been announced as a collective march day by the Hindu Mahasabha, and therefore the participants have been anticipated by the authorities.
