Dubai, February 23: ICC chairman Shashank Manohar said on Saturday (February 23) that security of participating teams remained "top priority" for the cricket global governing and the BCCI will be shown the security plans to be put in place for the ICC World Cup 2019 well ahead of the schedule.
The BCCI had send a letter to the ICC raising the security issues at the upcoming 2019 World Cup, to be played in England from May 30.
"I have received the BCCI's letter. Security has, and always will be, the top priority of the ICC. When the ICC (board members) meet in Dubai on March 2, we will show the BCCI all the security plans which have been put in place for the World Cup," Manohar was quoted by Times of India. "They can satisfy themselves over the arrangements for the World Cup. Every board is entitled to do that."
The letter was composed after a BCCI meeting on Friday (February 23). "As far as other issues are concerned, I will place BCCI's letter and the concerns expressed therein, before the ICC Board," Manohar said.