Australian captain Alyssa Healy says she’d find it “hard to fathom” playing the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in October because “people are dying” amid ongoing political turmoil.

The International Cricket Council is actively seeking another country to host the tournament but has been rejected by India and Healy said “as a human being” it would be hard for her to travel there.

Bangladesh has been rocked by deadly protests that caused longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country last week.

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There are Australian government warnings against going to Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates and now Zimbabwe are in the running to take over.

A decision could be made as soon as Tuesday when the ICC board meets.

Australia is the defending champion, having won the past three tournaments, and while planning continues for the event, Healy is reluctant to play in Bangladesh.

“I’d find it really hard to see a cricket event going on over there at the moment and taking away resources from a country that is really struggling and they need everyone they can possibly get in there helping people that are dying,” she said on Monday in Sydney.

“I’d find it hard to fathom playing there at the moment. I’d feel, as a human being, like it might be the wrong thing to do.

“There are bigger factors at play in Bangladesh at the moment than putting a cricket tournament on, as we’ll leave that to the powers that be to decide.

“I’ll leave that for the ICC to work out.”

The ICC has made it clear it is looking for alternative options given the unrest.

“Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of all participants,” a statement from the governing body said.

“The ICC is closely monitoring developments in co-ordination with the Bangladesh Cricket Board.”

It comes months after Healy and the Australians travelled there as part of their World Cup preparation and were untroubled in six matches against their hosts.

Despite going to that extra level to prepare for the tournament, Healy was adamant the Australians could play wherever the World Cup was hosted.

“We’re pretty relaxed as a group about what it looks like,” she said when asked about a possible country change.

“I feel like wherever the World Cup gets put, we’ll have the right squad to adapt.”

The T20 World Cup is set to run from October 3-20, involving 10 teams and 23 matches.