Amid the political situation in Bangladesh, Australia women’s team captain Alyssa Healy has said that playing the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh ‘would be the wrong thing to do’. The mega event was originally slated in the Asian country from October 3 to 20, but the ICC is yet to take a final call.

“I’d find it hard to fathom playing there [in Bangladesh] at the moment, as a human being, I feel like it might be the wrong thing to do,” Healy said. “(That would be) taking resources away from a country that is really struggling. They’re needing everyone they can possibly get in there helping people that are dying. There’s obviously bigger factors at play than putting a cricket tournament on in Bangladesh at the moment … but I’ll leave it to the ICC to work out,” Healy added.

However, the unrest situation had led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country. In the aftermath of the situation, BCB head Nazmul Hasan is reportedly shared his decision to relinquish his post while Jalal Yunus, the board’s cricket operations chairman officially resigned on Monday (August 19) as well. Even though Bangladesh still retain hopes of getting the situation in order and hosting the tournament as originally planned, UAE has emerged as an alternative venue as well.

However, Alyssa Healy added a late switch in venue for the tournament will not faze the 2023 champions. Australia toured Bangladesh in March-April this year and registered a 3-0 T20I series victory, which she believes will hold her team in good stead on slow, turning pitches as well.

“Going there and getting used to those conditions and slow turning wickets has probably put us in a good place. It’s more about what our team looks like, and what people are working on individually headed into a World Cup on the subcontinent,” Alyssa Healy opined. “Whether it is in Bangladesh, or it’s not in Bangladesh, I don’t think affects us greatly with the make-up of what we’ve got. We’re well prepared for whatever is thrown at us.”