If need arises, we will uplift security for Team India: ICC assures BCCI

TIL Desk Sports/ The International Cricket Council on Wednesday assured the BCCI that if need arises, it will ‘uplift the security based on advice of relevant agencies’ to address India’s concerns during the upcoming World Cup the wake of the Pulwama terror attack. At the start of the ICC’s Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meeting, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri expressed India’s concerns about the security of its players in the mega event which is scheduled to start on May 30.

“On behalf of the BCCI, Rahul Johri raised concerns for the safety and security of the Indian team, match officials and the Indian fans, at the CEC Meeting,” a senior BCCI official, privy to the development, said. It is learnt that Johri told the CEC that the BCCI believes in the security being planned by the ICC and the England Cricket Board.

“The ICC CEO David Richardson and ECB chief executive Tom Harrison underlined that security is an absolute priority and all necessary steps will be taken including an uplift in security, if that is needed based on the advice of the security authorities in the UK. Richardson assured Johri that ICC share excellent rapport with security and police authorities in the UK,” the BCCI official further said.