Bangladesh stand firm on not playing in India for T20 World Cup
Bangladesh stand their ground by refusing to travel to India for the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup following an official communication from the ICC.
Bangladesh stand their ground by refusing to travel to India for the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup following an official communication from the ICC.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday denied reports that the ICC had issued an ultimatum to play the T20 World Cup in India or risk forfeiting points.
ICC has turned down BCB’s request to play Bangladesh’s matches outside India due to security concerns and conveyed that the team must travel to India or risk forfeiting points, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has expressed his support for the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) decision not to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, calling it the right move.
The decision to ask IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was taken unilaterally at the highest level of the BCCI, without consulting the IPL Governing Council or league administrators, according to The Indian Express.
The 20 teams set to feature in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 have started announcing their squads for the mega-event.
The Bangladesh government has directed broadcasters to suspend the transmission of all Indian Premier League (IPL) matches and related programmes after star Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was dropped from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) may consider the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to relocate Bangladesh’s matches in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 away from India, according to a report by Cricbuzz.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate all of Bangladesh’s matches in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 away from India due to safety concerns, amid worsening political relations between the two nations, a situation intensified by the BCCI’s directive to Kolkata Knight Riders regarding Mustafizur Rahman.
Bangladesh will not send its team to India to play in the T20 World Cup due to security concerns.
The forced exclusion of Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League has escalated into a diplomatic and sporting concern, with Bangladesh’s Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul leading the response.
Kolkata Knight Riders have found themselves in an unusual situation ahead of the new IPL season after being instructed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to release Mustafizur Rahman amid external political and security concerns.