NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is revising its media accreditation process for Bangladeshi journalists seeking to cover the T20 World Cup in India, following Bangladesh's withdrawal from the tournament over security concerns in the host nation.

The move comes amid claims from several Bangladeshi journalists that their accreditation applications were rejected by the global governing body, prompting the ICC to review and adjust the process.

"There is a reworking of the process since there is a change in the number of requests and the schedules. The accreditation lists are being worked out accordingly," ICC sources told PTI.

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Around 80 to 90 Bangladeshi journalists applied for media accreditation, and sources indicated that even if Bangladesh were participating in the ICC event, it would not have been possible to accommodate all the requests.

"If you go by country quota, you can't exceed the number beyond 40. The ICC goes by the recommendations of the home board and accordingly takes a call on applications," sources added.

In Dhaka, BCB media Amjad Hossain said he has taken up the matter with the ICC.

"The decision came only yesterday and we have sought to know [the details]. An explanation has been requested. This is an internal and confidential matter, but to summarize-we wanted to know why this was done," Hossain told reporters in Dhaka.

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It has been learned that members of Bangladesh media will need to apply for the accreditation all over again and their application will be assessed on a case by case basis.

"I have covered 8 to 9 ICC World Cups. This was the time first time my application was rejected. We are awaiting clarity from BCB before reapplying," said a senior Bangladeshi journalist.

As per the ICC assessment, the Bangladesh cricket team did not face a security threat in India but country's cricket board still decided to not travel to the country.

Subsequently, the ICC replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the tournament beginning on February 7.

(With PTI Inputs)