By Admin 
There is less than a month left for the start of the 2026 T20 World Cup. However, the Bangladesh issue has not been resolved yet. In fact, IPL After the exclusion of Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman from bcb That is, Bangladesh Cricket Board ICC Had demanded that their matches of 2026 T20 World Cup should be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. Bangladesh had cited security reasons behind this. Now ICC has rejected Bangladesh’s claim that there is any security threat in India. It is clear from this that ICC is not ready to shift Bangladesh’s matches out of India.
ICC has said in its report that they have not found anything that can be called a security threat. ICC found the security threat in the investigation to be absolutely negligible (Low to Moderate). Has estimated. Let us tell you that this is normal for organizing any match. However, ICC has not yet issued any official statement. The 2026 T20 World Cup is to start from 7 February.
Talks held between ICC and BCB today, Bangladesh Cricket Board adamant on its insistence
According to the report, on Tuesday BCB and ICC discussed the T20 World Cup 2026 over video conference. There is very little time left for the start of the tournament, but BCB is adamant on its insistence. In this conversation, BCB has requested ICC to shift its group stage matches from India to Sri Lanka.
On behalf of BCB, President Mohammad Aminul Islam, Vice Presidents Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain and Farooq Ahmed, Director and Chairman of Cricket Steering Committee Nazmul Abedin and Chief Executive Officer Nizamuddin Chaudhary confirmed their stand. BCB once again cited ‘security concerns’ behind its request.
In response to this, ICC said that the schedule of the tournament has already been announced. Also ICC requested BCB to reconsider its stand. However, according to the official BCB press release, Bangladesh has not changed its stance and discussions are ongoing with the ICC on its request.
Now Bangladesh has 2 options
Since the matter has not been resolved yet, it is clear that ICC cannot accept Bangladesh’s demand. The reason behind this is that there is not much time left for the tournament to start. Also, arrangements for hotel booking, visas for players and supporting staff and all other necessary things have already been made. Now it is almost impossible to change it suddenly. In such a situation, Bangladesh is left with only 2 options. Either Bangladesh plays the tournament as per the scheduled schedule or withdraws from the tournament.
If Bangladesh does not play and withdraws from the tournament, then ICC can replace them with another team. However, this too will not be easy in such a short time. In such a situation, ICC will request Bangladesh to change its decision every time. By the way, if any other team comes then it could be Scotland.