Never mind the players or fans, it is the security chiefs responsible for the safety of the teams and hundreds of thousands of spectators who so far sound most confident ahead of the Cricket World Cup. The six-week festival of cricket in the subcontinent begins in Dhaka on Saturday with a meeting between joint hosts Bangladesh and India and will be followed by 48 matches culminating in the final in Mumbai on April 2.
The tournament is also being played in Sri Lanka. International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Haroon Lorgat, the man ultimately responsible for the safe delivery of the World Cup, described security as a "non issue". He said the ICC had all the necessary arrangements with governments and police forces in place.
"We have gained enormous amounts of experience over the last few years. In fact, safety and security does not seem to be an issue for anyone," he told Reuters this week.
"We are mature in our processes, we're very robust as a consequence of the experience we've gained. We've got systems in place, we've got personnel in place. "It's an issue that certainly would have concerned me and engaged me a lot in the past. It's fair to say that because of the maturity we've reached in that area it's in fact a non-issue."
d forces will play a significant role there. A strike force unit comprising commandos and infantry troops will maintain its security, defence officials said. Members of the elite Rapid Action Battalion and police conducted a mock security drill at Shere Bangla National Stadium, the match venue, last Saturday. Similar drills are being executed at hotels and other places where players and their fans are expected to gather during the tournament.
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