With only approximately one month remaining before the United States and the West Indies host the T20 World Cup 2024, some worrying news has come out of the Caribbean. According to reports, Cricket West Indies has received a “terror threat” regarding the major event. The cricketing body acted swiftly and implemented more stringent security measures in response to reports that the North of Pakistan posed a security threat to the international cricket event.
“We work closely with authorities in the host countries and cities and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event,” Jonny Graves, the CEO of the Cricket West Indies told Cricbuzzon Sunday.
The report further claims that the security threat has arrived from Pro-Islamic State and it states that, “Pro-Islamic State (IS) media sources have launched campaigns inciting violence against sporting events, which included video messages from the Afghanistan-Pakistan branch, ISKhorasan (IS-K) which highlighted assaults in numerous countries and urged supporters to join the battlefield in their countries.”
The CWI CEO, however, has assured all those participating in the even that security is the board’s utmost priority.
“We want to assure all stakeholders that safety and security 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,” Graves said.
The Daily Express claims that the threat was received by Pro-Islamic State (Daesh) through the media organization “Nashir Pakistan,” a propaganda channel linked to the Islamic State group.
This year’s Twenty20 World Cup is set to take place in the US and the West Indies, with the final scheduled for June 29 and the first match on June 1.
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