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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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will start from February 7, 2026, hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Some other teams including India, South Africa, Australia and England have also announced their World Cup team for this tournament. Five big names are missing among the teams which have announced the names of players for the World Cup. All of them have been dropped. Here we are going to tell you about those 5 big name players, who have been dropped by their teams. He will no longer be seen playing in the T20 World Cup 2026.

These 5 big players dropped from T20 World Cup squad

1. Shubman Gill – India

Team India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill has been dropped from India’s T20 World Cup squad. However, before the World Cup, Gill was not only a part of India’s T20 International team but was also the vice-captain, but due to his continuous poor performance in T20 Internationals, he has not been included in the team.

2. Mitchell Owen – Australia

Australia’s star young all-rounder Mitchell Owen has also not been included in the T20 World Cup Australian team. Owen has so far played 13 T20 International matches for Australia. Owen is a brilliant player in this format, who along with fast batting also bowls medium fast.

3. Ryan Rickelton – South Africa

South African wicketkeeper batsman Ryan Rickelton has also not got a place in the South African team for the T20 World Cup. He was a part of the team in the T20 World Cup held in the year 2024. At the same time, he also performed well on Indian pitches while playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025. This season Rickelton had scored a total of 388 runs in 14 matches.

4. Tristan Stubbs – South Africa

South Africa’s star middle order batsman Tristan Stubbs has also not been able to make his place in the South African team for the T20 World Cup 2026. Stubbs has performed well while playing for Delhi Capitals in the last two seasons of IPL. Stubbs was also a part of the South African team in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

5. Liam Livingstone – England

England’s experienced all-rounder Liam Livingstone has also not been included in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. Livingstone is known for his explosive batting and hitting long sixes, apart from this, he also bowls. Livingstone has good experience of Indian pitches from playing in IPL, which could perhaps have been useful to England in the World Cup.