India and Bangladesh are face to face after Mustafizur Rahman’s expulsion from IPL. Bangladesh had refused to send its team to India for the T20 World Cup 2026. Bangladesh wanted its matches to be held in Sri Lanka. Now the news is that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has convinced Bangladesh to reconsider the demand of changing the venue of the World Cup matches.

According to The Telegraph, several meetings were held between BCCI and BCB officials, which were mediated by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Bangladesh Cricket Board has asked for some time to reconsider its demand of changing the venue, but it has also made it clear that BCB will take a final decision only after consulting the government of its country.

ICC is ready to make some changes in the schedule of Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2026. Besides, ICC has also assured complete security to Bangladeshi players in India. According to the report, an ICC official said that the International Cricket Council will try to convince the Bangladesh team to play in India. The official also said that this is not just a matter of the two teams, but also of the fans, spectators, broadcasters and media.

ICC can implement Plan B, but it would like BCCI and BCB to resolve this issue by talking to each other. This report of The Telegraph also revealed that BCB would hardly want to have any enmity with the world’s richest cricket board i.e. BCCI. Because this may prove to be a financial loss deal for Bangladesh Cricket Board in future.

A source said that all the boards understand that the match with India can fill their coffers. Therefore, it would be better for everyone to maintain good relations with BCCI.

According to the current schedule, Bangladesh’s matches in T20 World Cup 2026 are to be played in Mumbai and Kolkata. If the schedule is changed and Bangladesh’s matches are shifted to Sri Lanka, it could be a logistical nightmare for the tournament organizers and broadcasters.

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A political debate has erupted between India and Bangladesh over the name of fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. Earlier, on the instructions of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Kolkata Knight Riders had released Mustafizur Rahman, in response to which the Bangladesh Cricket Board has refused to send its team to India for the T20 World Cup 2026.

BCB has refused to send its team to India citing security reasons, but there is no truth in it, because India has repeatedly organized successful international tournaments and proved that it is capable of providing not only security but also better facilities. Apart from all this, the internal situation of Bangladesh appears very bad, because the country’s legendary cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is forced to stay out of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh should look into its own affairs

Whoever talks about Bangladesh’s security system should first look into his own affairs. Minorities are being oppressed all over the country, but even the majority and famous personalities are not safe there. Here we are talking about Shakib Al Hasan, who has been seriously accused of being involved in the murder of a student. The allegations against Shakib Al Hasan appear to be baseless, because when the incident happened with the student, Shakib was busy in a T20 league in Canada. Despite this, FIR was registered against him.

It was on August 5, 2024, when a protest march took place on the Ring Road, in which a student named Rubel also took part. At that time, there was firing on the crowd coming in the protest march, regarding which it was claimed that this firing was a well-planned conspiracy. Rubel was killed in this firing. Shakib Al Hasan, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 156 people were accused in the case of his death.

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The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7 February and the final will be played on 8 March. Before the start of the World Cup, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has demanded that all its matches to be held in India should be shifted. Due to the safety of players and officials, BCB has made this demand from the International Cricket Council.

This decision of BCB has come at a time when Kolkata Knight Riders had expelled Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman on the instructions of BCCI. After that, Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued an official statement demanding to move its T20 World Cup matches out of India.

Bangladesh Cricket Board says that it wants a safe environment for its players and officials. The board said that in view of the current conditions in India, it demanded that its team’s World Cup matches should not be held in India on the orders of the Bangladesh government and also expressed the hope that the ICC will understand this problem and find a solution soon.

Big decision on Mustafizur Rahman too

Bangladesh Cricket Board has also taken a big decision on fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. Rahman, whom KKR has released from its IPL 2026 squad on the instructions of BCCI. BCB had earlier given No Objection Certificate (NOC) to Rahman to play in IPL, but after his release by KKR, BCB has canceled Mustafizur Rahman’s NOC with immediate effect.