Asif Nazrul: Security risk for Bangladesh may rise due to three factors in India
Uncertainty has further deepened over Bangladesh’s participation in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.
Uncertainty has further deepened over Bangladesh’s participation in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup venue uncertainty continues, with the ICC yet to resolve the standoff with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) ahead of the tournament.
Bangladesh is reluctant to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Citing security concerns and issues of ‘national dignity,’ the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has taken a firm stand, leaving the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a difficult position.
As the BCB and ICC discuss whether Bangladesh will play its 2026 T20 World Cup matches in India due to security concerns, similar situations in ICC history offer perspective.
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.