India refuse to step in to host Women's T20 World Cup

India will not measurement successful to big October's Women's T20 World Cup if it has to beryllium moved from Bangladesh, says Indian cricket committee (BCCI) caput Jay Shah.

Bangladesh's erstwhile premier curate Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India earlier this period aft weeks of deadly anti-government protests.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) says it is “closely monitoring developments” successful nan country, which is group to big nan tourney from 3-20 October.

Shah said nan ICC asked nan BCCI astir perchance hosting alternatively but he "flatly refused".

"We would still beryllium successful nan monsoon play and adjacent twelvemonth we are going to big nan Women's ODI World Cup," Shah told Times of India., external

"I do not want to springiness nan belief that I want to clasp consecutive World Cups."

More than 400 group were killed successful Bangladesh during weeks of student-led demonstrations, which started arsenic a protestation against quotas successful civilian work jobs.

The ICC said it was moving pinch nan Bangladesh Cricket Board and independent information consultants to measure nan situation.

The Women's T20 World Cup is group to characteristic 10 teams, including England and Scotland, pinch 23 matches taking spot astatine venues successful nan superior Dhaka and Sylhet.

Sri Lanka and nan United Arab Emirates are imaginable replacement hosts if nan tourney has to beryllium moved.