By Admin 
The ongoing controversy regarding T20 World Cup 2026 now seems to be ending for Bangladesh. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially accepted the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC), under which Bangladesh has been thrown out of the tournament. The board has made it clear that now it will not take any further challenge or legal process regarding this decision.
Changed stance after ICC decision
ICC had recently confirmed that Scotland will play in place of Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in India and Sri Lanka. After this, a response came from the Bangladesh Cricket Board. BCB admitted that it tried its best, but the ICC Board remained adamant on its decision.
BCB media committee chairman Amjad Hussain said that the board had requested several times to shift the match and change the group, but nothing happened. In such a situation, there is no option left except accepting the ICC’s decision.
Security concerns about playing in India
Bangladesh’s stance from the beginning was that it was not safe for the team to go to India and play. This concern was not limited to just the players, but the government had also expressed objection regarding the safety of the support staff and journalists accompanying the team. Amjad Hussain clearly said that this decision was taken not only after the advice of the cricket board but also after the advice of the government.
Decision taken in government cabinet meeting
According to Amjad, a cabinet meeting of the Bangladesh government was held after the ICC board meeting. In this meeting it was decided that in the current circumstances it is not possible for the team to go to India. ICC had given BCB 24 hours to give a final decision on its participation. In response to this, the board made it clear in a simple manner that their team cannot play as per the given schedule,
BCB will not go into any dispute resolution process
BCB has also made it clear that it has never approached the ICC’s Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) and will not resort to any mediation or legal recourse in the future. The board says that it fully respects the ICC’s decision.
The decision came after voting
In this entire matter, the ICC had also conducted an internal assessment of India’s security arrangements, in which no threat of any kind was revealed. After this, voting took place in the ICC Board, where except Bangladesh and Pakistan, all the other member countries voted against shifting the match. On the basis of this, Scotland was given a place in the tournament.