The ICC on Tuesday “requested” the Bangladesh Cricket Board to rethink its demand of shifting the nation’s T20 World Cup matches out of India however the BCB has refused to again down, reiterating its safety issues.
In an announcement, the BCB stated the board’s place stays unchanged regardless of the ICC’s reluctance to entertain its request and each events will proceed to “discover potential options”.
BCB has written to the ICC a number of instances demanding that its World Cup video games be shifted out of India because of safety issues however contemplating that the schedule for the T20 showpiece starting February 7 is finalised, the world physique is unlikely to relent.
“Whereas the ICC highlighted that the match itinerary has already been introduced and requested the BCB to rethink its stance, the Board’s place stays unchanged. Each events agreed that discussions will proceed to discover potential options,” the BCB stated.
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“The BCB stays dedicated to safeguarding the well-being of its gamers, officers and employees whereas partaking constructively with the ICC to handle the matter,” stated the BCB after its officers attended the video convention with ICC,” it added.
Whereas the BCB considers it unsafe for its gamers to journey to India, ICC’s threat evaluation report doesn’t flag any particular or direct risk to the workforce if it participates within the match.
In Tuesday’s video convention with the ICC, the BCB was represented by its president Aminul Islam and CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury amongst different senior officers.
“In the course of the discussions, the BCB reaffirmed its place relating to the choice to not journey to India, citing safety issues. The Board additionally reiterated its request for the ICC to think about relocating Bangladesh’s matches outdoors India,” the BCB added.
Bangladesh is scheduled to play three video games in Kolkata and one in Mumbai throughout the league stage.
BCB requested for a relocation after the BCCI instructed Kolkata Knight Riders to launch pacer Mustafizur Rahman from its IPL 2026 roster amid violence in opposition to Hindus right here.
Following Mustafizur’s removing, an irate Bangladesh authorities banned IPL’s broadcast within the nation.
Former captain Tamim Iqbal and present Check skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto have cautioned in opposition to a really hard-line method with the previous saying that selections taken as we speak would have repercussions 10 years down the road.
Shanto has voiced the psychological stress that the gamers are feeling on the prospect of lacking a World Cup.
Nevertheless, sports activities ministry advisor Asif Nazrul has taken an unyielding place, repeatedly stating that Bangladesh won’t budge from its demand for relocation of its video games to co-host Sri Lanka.
Revealed on Jan 13, 2026