Bangladesh Cricket Board had refused to send India for the T20 World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not yet given any official decision on this. The tension between BCCI and BCB started when KKR released Mustafizur Rahman on the instructions of BCCI. Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has reacted to this entire controversy. He has given a statement in support of Bangladesh.

According to CricketPakistan.com, Shahid Afridi said that the stance of Bangladesh Cricket Board is right and there are logical reasons behind it. Afridi also said that ICC should act impartially on this matter and should not allow any one country to influence the circumstances. Afridi has somewhere or the other taken a dig at India and BCCI through this statement.

This former Pakistan all-rounder also advised the ICC that Bangladesh’s matches should be shifted to another venue, so that fairness and convenience can be ensured for all the countries participating in the World Cup.

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On this subject, Shahid Afridi further said that ICC Chairman Jay Shah is committed to taking cricket to a new level, but the lack of support and consensus has made the situation more complicated. According to the veteran all-rounder, to avoid uncertainties, ICC will have to take a clear and decisive stand on this matter.

This poisonous statement of Shahid Afridi has come at a time when a recent report claimed that the International Cricket Council had mediated the meeting between BCCI and BCB officials. In this meeting, ICC had convinced Bangladesh Cricket Board to reconsider its demand of changing the venue.

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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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