T20 World Cup Updates: T20 World Cup will be played from June 1 to June 29!
T20 World Cup 2024: T20 World Cup 2024 is to start on the soil of the West Indies and America. Before the T20 World Cup 2024, a sudden news has created a stir all around. Cricket West Indies received a threat of terrorist attack during the T20 World Cup 2024 in June. IS-Khorasan, the Afghanistan-Pakistan branch of IS present in Northern Pakistan, has threatened a terrorist attack during the T20 World Cup. There has been a threat from the terrorist organization Islamic State to target Caribbean countries.
Threat of terrorist attack received from Pakistan
Cricket West Indies, however, has tried to allay fears of a security threat for the T20 World Cup in the West Indies. Cricket West Indies has assured tight security for the T20 World Cup 2024. "We want to reassure all stakeholders that the safety 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," Cricket West Indies CEO Jonny Graves told Cricbuzz.
Chaos before the tournament
According to the information, intelligence about a possible threat to the T20 World Cup from Pro-Islamic State (Daesh) has been received through the media group 'Nashir Pakistan'. According to Daily Express, Nashir-e Pakistan is a propaganda channel associated with the Islamic State group. T20 World Cup 2024 matches in the West Indies will be held in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. There are also matches in the US cities of Florida, New York, and Texas but there is no sign of any threat to the games in America. The two semi-finals will be played in Trinidad and Guyana and the final will be played in Barbados.
T20 World Cup will be played from June 1 to June 29.
When contacted, ICC said that their statement is the same as CWI. Let us tell you that the T20 World Cup 2024 will start on the soil of the West Indies and America. This mega event of ICC will be played from June 1 to June 29. In this T20 World Cup, the teams of India and Pakistan are in one group. Team India will start its campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024 against Ireland on June 5. India will face arch-rival Pakistan on June 9, 2024 in New York.