ICC announces schedule of captains’ pre-tournament press conferences and open media sessions

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule of captains’ pre-tournament media conferences and open media sessions that will take place in the lead up to the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014, which will start with the first round matches on 16 March.

 

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim will kick-off the activities when he will hold his pre-tournament media conference at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday 9 March at 1215.

 

On 10 March, Nepal captain Paras Khadka will hold his pre-tournament press conference at Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel at 1015. This presser will be immediately followed by a combined open media session in the Balcony Room of the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel. Nasir Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak of Bangladesh and Nepal’s Gyanendra Malla and Pradeep Airee will attend this activity.

 

Also at the Ruposhi Bangla hotel in Dhaka on the same day, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) captains will hold their pre-tournament media conferences, which will be followed by open media sessions. These activities will start in the Marble Room at 1500.

 

In Chittagong on 10 March, Afghanistan Netherlands, Hong Kong and Zimbabwe captains will hold their pre-tournament press conferences, which will be followed by open media sessions.

 

The following is the teams’ schedule of pre-event activities (each team is expected to make, at least, three players available for interviews):

 

Men’s

 

Dhaka

 

Date	Team	Captain’s pre-tournament presser	Open media session
9 March	Bangladesh	1215; Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium	—-
10 March	Bangladesh	—-	1030-1130; Balcony, Pan Pacific Sonargaon
10 March	Nepal	1015; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon	1030-1130; Balcony, Pan Pacific Sonargaon
10 March	Ireland	1500; Marble Room, Ruposhi Bangla	1530-1630; Marble Room, Ruposhi Bangla
10 March	UAE	1500; Marble Room, Ruposhi Bangla	1530-1630; Marble Room, Ruposhi Bangla
14 March	India	1500; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon	—-
14 March	New Zealand	1530; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon	—-
15 March	Pakistan	0930, PPS; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon	1045-1145; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon
15 March	India	—-	0945-1045; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon
15 March	New Zealand	—–	1600-1700; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon
16 March	South Africa	1615, Balcony Room; Pan Pacific Sonargaon	1715-1800; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon
16 March	Sri Lanka	1545, Balcony Room; Pan Pacific Sonargaon	1630-1715; Balcony Room; Pan Pacific Sonargaon
16 March	West Indies	1600; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon	—-
17 March	England	0945; Balcony Room, Pan Pacific Sonargaon	1015-1115, Balcony; Pan Pacific Sonargaon
17 March	West Indies	—-	1600-1700; Marble Room, Ruposhi Bangla
18 March	Australia	0945; Ballroom; Ruposhi Bangla	1015-1115; Marble Room, Ruposhi Bangla

Chittagong

Date	Team	Captains’ pre-tournament presser	Open media session
10 March	Afghanistan	1015; Dahlia-1 Room, Peninsula	1045-1115; Dahlia-2 Room, Peninsula
10 March	Netherlands	1015; Dahlia-1 Room, Peninsula	1045-1115; Dahlia-2 Room, Peninsula
10 March	Zimbabwe	1500; Ichamati Room, Agrabad	1530-1600; Ichamati Room, Agrabad
10 March	Hong Kong	1500; Ichamati Room, Agrabad	1530-1600; Ichamati Room, Agrabad

Women’s

Dhaka

Date	Team	Captains’ pre-tournament presser
17 March	Ireland	1530; Ballroom Room, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel
17 March	Bangladesh	1530; Ballroom Room, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel
17 March	Sri Lanka	1530; Ballroom Room, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel
17 March	West Indies	1530; Ballroom Room, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel

Sylhet

Date	Team	Captains’ pre-tournament presser
22 March	Australia	1200; Sylhet Main Stadium
22 March	New Zealand	1200; Sylhet Main Stadium
22 March	England	1200; Sylhet Main Stadium
22 March	India	1200; Sylhet Main Stadium
22 March	Pakistan	1200; Sylhet Main Stadium
22 March	South Africa	1200; Sylhet Main Stadium

 

Media accreditation

 

Meanwhile, the ICC has also announced that the tournament media passes will be ready for collection from Sunday 9 March from accreditation centres the media selected during the online application process. Media are advised to bring with them a photographic ID. Media will not be allowed to collect their colleagues’ passes.

Like the previous ICC events and due to limited spaces in the press boxes, there will be a ticketing system in place for the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2014. As such, the media will be advised via email in due course as to which tournament matches they have been accredited for.

 

The details of the accreditation centres, which will be open from 0930-1800, are:

 

Accreditation Centre, Chittagong

Tennis Complex (1st Floor), Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

Accreditation Centre, Mirpur

BCB Academy, first floor, Sher-e-Bangla stadium

 

Accreditation Centre, Sylhet

BCB Office (Ground Floor), Sylhet International Cricket Stadium

 

Online Media Zone

 

Some of the key highlights of the Online Media Zone will include:

 

·                 Detailed team and player profiles for each of the 16 men’s and 10 women’s teams

·                 Tournament information, fixtures, prize money

·                 Event statistics

·                 Information on host cities

·                 Essential event information and details on ICC initiatives

·                 Important contact numbers

 

Other features that will be available on the Online Media Zone in due course include:

 

• ·         Three-minute highlights from each women’s group stage match for free download and editorial use

·         Match reports, features, articles, interviews, previews and reviews

·         Teams’ practice schedules, media activities for upcoming days, latest ICC announcements

·         List of media transportation information, including a full timetable of transport on match days