Adil Rashid

Bangladesh hosting of women’s T20 World Cup in doubt

By Tawhid Qureshi

THE REAL ADIL Rashid primed for further white-ball success
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Bangladesh has recently experienced its worst political violence for decades, which has naturally led to questions being raised about its suitability as host of the Women’s T20 World Cup, due to begin in early October.
The impetus for the turmoil was a set of initially peaceful demonstrations by university students, protesting against an archaic quota system for government jobs, where only a minority of posts were reportedly awarded on merit. The government’s clampdown of the protest...

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