Important information for media covering the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule of captains’ pre-tournament media conferences in Chittagong and Dhaka, as well as other important information, which will assist the media covering the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 to be staged in Bangladesh from 27 January to 14 February.

The warm-up matches will be played from 22-25 January.

Captains’ pre-event media conferences:

In Chittagong

19 Jan (1400 BD time) – Joint-presser of Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hassan Miraz and West Indies captain Shimron Hetmyer at Nilgiri, Level 5, Radisson Blu

20 Jan (1400 BD time) – Joint-presser of England captain Brad Taylor, Namibia captain Zane Green and Zimbabwe captain Brandon Mavuta at Nilgiri, Level 5, Radisson Blu

In Dhaka

20 Jan (1400 BD time) – Joint-presser of India captain Ishan Kishan and Scotland captain Neil Flack at Panowa & Jaflong & Rangamati, Le Meridien

20 Jan (1415 BD time) – Joint-presser of Afghanistan captain Ihsanullah Janat, Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka and Canada captain Abraash Khan at Panowa & Jaflong & Rangamati, Le Meridien

21 Jan (1030 BD time) – Joint-presser of Ireland captain Jack Tector, New Zealand captain Josh Finnie and Fiji captainSaimoni Tuitoga at Panowa & Jaflong & Rangamati, Le Meridien

21 Jan (1430 BD time) – Joint presser of Pakistan captain Gohar Hafeez, Nepal captain Raju Rijal and South Africa captainTony de Zorzi at Panowa & Jaflong & Rangamati, Le Meridien

Media accreditation

The media accreditation process ran from 22 December to 7 January. For the first round matches, the journalists don’trequire match day tickets as they can gain entry into the venue by displaying their tournament passes.

However, for the five knock-out matches in Mirpur (two quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final), entrance to the venue/media working areas will be through a match day ticket.

To apply for match day tickets, the accredited journalists will be required to update their accreditation applications at http://u19media.dnanetworks.co.in/iccstartup.aspx from 1 to 3 February. The accreditation portal will be open from 0900 on 1 February to 1800 on 3 January.

As the ICC will only accredit two reporters and two photographers per newspaper, one reporter per TV/radio channels and one reporter and one photographer per website, the journalists are advised to discuss internally before applying for knock-out stage matches in Mirpur to avoid inconvenience and embarrassment.

Confirmation emails will go out by mid-day on 4 February. As there is limited space in the press box, there will be no wait-list and only journalists who will receive confirmation emails, are only advised to come to the venue.

Meanwhile, the media accreditation centres are now open and passes are available for collection.

Media is advised to collect their cards from the accreditation centre they selected during the online application process and must bring with them a photographic ID. Media will not be allowed to collect their colleagues’ passes without an authority letter from the relevant colleague.

Accreditation Centre, Cox’s Bazar
1st Floor, Main Building, Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox’s Bazar
Accreditation Manager: Rahees P P (+880 17006 19827)
Timing - 1030 – 1630

Accreditation Centre, Chittagong
Corporate box – 12, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Accreditation Manager: Ubaid Khan (+880 17006 78149)
Timing - 1030 – 1630

Accreditation Centre, Mirpur
Academy Building – Reception (Ground Floor), Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Accreditation Manager: Thulasinath D S (+880 17006 78147)
Timing - 1030 – 1630

Accreditation Centre, Sylhet
Grand Stand Ground Floor, Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Accreditation Manager: Mohan Raj (+880 17018 61460)
Timing - 1030 – 1630

Important numbers:

Rabeed Imam is the Media Manager of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 and can be contacted at +880 171 304 6531

For team-related queries, please contact the team managers at:

Filming of broadcast/non-broadcast matches

Filming is not allowed for any broadcast matches. Any cameraperson found filming inside the venue during a broadcast match day will haveALL his/her organisation accreditations withdrawn and will banned from covering any further matches.

For non-broadcast matches, filmed coverage up to 90 seconds will be allowed inside the venue. Player interviews will be permitted as additional coverage.

Filming at match venues on non-match/training days is allowed, however, no more than 10 minutes continuous coverage is permitted.

Photography

The ICC will provide photographs from warm-up and tournament matches. Please click here and then follow the instructions below:

• Select an ‘Event Type’ by clicking on the arrow to the left of the caption on the Picture Library Home Screen.
• Select an ‘Event’ by clicking on the arrow to the left of the caption
• Open the photo and right click and ‘save picture as’ to save/download photo.
• Username: bc\cricket.press
• Password: 1cC_pR3$$
• Please credit: ©ICC

ICC U19 CWC 2016 app and website

The official App of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup has been launched for both mobile and tablet devices. This is the first time that this event will have an app, which means the cricket fans will be able to follow future generation of stars in action from wherever they are, either via smart phone or tablet. The official app for both iPhone and Android can be downloaded for free from the App Store and Google Play now.

Event website is now live and includes media releases, features, fixtures, pool etc

Hashtag for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 is #U19CWC