By Admin 
Bangladesh is now regretting the decision to boycott the T20 World Cup 2026, which is why Bangladesh’s sports advisor Asif Nazrul, who earlier supported the boycott, had to say that this was not his decision but that of the BCB and the players. He had told the media on Tuesday that the decision of not playing the World Cup in India was that of the players and the Bangladesh Cricket Board. But after this he started getting criticized, because the Bangladesh government had earlier said that on the basis of security concerns, the government has decided not to play in India. But after becoming a victim of criticism, Asif has once again changed his statement.
Asif Nazrul, who on Tuesday said that the players had taken the decision to boycott T20 World Cup 2026, said on Wednesday that he could not explain his point properly. He said, “Once again, I clearly say that the government had taken the decision not to play in the T20 World Cup 2026.”
Nazrul told that what he said in an impromptu conversation with journalists after an event of Bangladesh Cricket Board was misunderstood. According to him, the question asked was whether he regretted not playing, the question was not who took the decision.
Nazrul told that in early January, the Bangladesh government had decided not to send the cricket team to India citing security concerns. He had said this clearly in many previous statements.
Nazrul’s statement caused controversy
It was clear from Nazrul’s statement that the Bangladesh government is telling the BCB and the players the reason for being out of the T20 World Cup, because he said that this decision was of the players and the board. He said this while talking to journalists after a BCB event on February 10. This increased the controversy, but Nazrul then took a U-turn and said that his statement was misunderstood. Accepting it as the government’s decision, he said, “The main credit goes to them for sticking to the decision.”