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ICC World Cup 2019 | ICC tighten security after terror attacks in India, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand

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After terror attacks in India, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand in the last few months, the ICC have tightened the security arrangements in place for the World Cup. Jill McCracken, who leads the security team, assured that her team was geared up for the most challenging World Cup in terms of security.

After India saw a deadly attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama, which killed as many as 44 CRPF soldiers, New Zealand saw an attack on the Muslim community in New Zealand during a Friday prayer in a mosque in Christchurch. Sri Lanka, on 21 April 2019, saw a terror attack on three churches and three luxury hotels in the commercial capital Colombo during a series of coordinated terrorist suicide bombings. 

In the wake of all this, ICC have now put the focus firmly on security arrangements in place for the tournament, which kicks off on May 30. During a press conference at The Oval, Jill McCracken, who leads the World Cup security team, assured that her department was geared up for what could be the most challenging cricket World Cup in terms of security during a press conference at The Oval on Monday.

"The fact that those incidents happened so close to the World Cup understandably did cause some nervousness. We've our plans in place. But we're open to scrutiny-the plan that I write goes to all the board members. The teams have brought their personal security advisors here with them, and they're all happy with the security," McCracken was quoted as saying by ToI.

One of the most important fixtures that the World Cup will see is the match between India and Pakistan. In the wake of Pulwama terror attack, there was a lot of heated exchange between the two countries and that has made the security arrangement a challenging one. McCracken reveals that stronger security are in place for the game.

"We're constantly in touch with the intelligence units across venues. We ran out an index of community tensions in that city based on a series of analysis/reports of Manchester. Based on that analysis, we see what changes were actually happening there. At the moment, we've no information that causes any additional concern," she said.

Earlier, the BCCI had written to the ICC expressing concerns about the security for the Indian team and Indian fans during the tournament. However, Jill informed that the BCCI was now "happy" with the plans in that area after seeing the detailed plan.

"At that point, the BCCI hadn't seen our security plans. Our plans are constantly reviewed. After every single game, we make the necessary changes. They've (BCCI) seen our plan and their security experts are working closely with us," she said.

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