Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- The crisis in Bangladesh cricket has taken a serious turn as Mohammad Mithun, president of the Cricketers' Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), said he has been receiving severe threats involving physical harm to players.

Mithun alleged that he has been receiving abusive calls and WhatsApp messages from various unknown domestic and international numbers.

The anonymous senders have accused the cricketers of acting as "agents" to create an "unstable environment" in the country, according to a UNB report.

One specific threat carried a chilling warning, he said, stating that "after today, no cricketer will be able to walk safely on Bangladesh soil".

Mithun noted that the volume of such threats escalated significantl...