Pakistan has rejected the news of boycotting T20 World Cup 2026. In fact, Bangladesh has been demanding to shift its T20 World Cup matches to Sri Lanka for the last several weeks. Recently news came that Pakistan has supported Bangladesh in the venue change issue and is ready to even boycott the T20 World Cup. Pakistan has termed these news as rumours.

According to a report by RevSportz, a source said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not taken any such decision. This source also said that Pakistan has no right to boycott the T20 World Cup matches, because its matches are already being played in a neutral venue (Sri Lanka) and people are deliberately trying to instigate the fire.

Amidst the increasing political tension between India and Bangladesh, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has written letters to ICC several times regarding changing the venue. First he demanded to have his matches played in Sri Lanka, then he also demanded a group swap with Ireland. According to the latest update, ICC has clearly told Bangladesh to take its final decision by January 21, otherwise its place in the World Cup will be given to Scotland.

This whole controversy started after Mustafizur Rahman’s release from the Indian Premier League. On the instructions of BCCI, Kolkata Knight Riders had released Rahman. In response to this, BCB had refused to send its team to India for the T20 World Cup.

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Bangladesh seems to be surrounded from all sides in the T20 World Cup controversy, which is left with no other option but to accept the ICC’s decision. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was repeatedly demanding change of venue. ICC has made its stand clear on this matter. He says that Bangladesh will either play its T20 World Cup 2026 matches in India as per the scheduled schedule or its place will be given to another team.

Bangladesh government’s sports advisor Asif Nazrul was repeatedly giving provocative statements. He even spread the lie that the ICC had acknowledged his security concerns about its players in India. But these claims were later found to be completely false.

Thu-thu in the world of Bangladesh

India has already successfully organized world class events. In such a situation, when the issue of security concerns was raised by BCB, it smelled of lies from the beginning. Now ICC has made it clear that either Bangladesh should take its final decision by 21st, otherwise its place in T20 World Cup 2026 will be given to Scotland.

This clearly means that Bangladesh will either have to play its matches in India, otherwise it will be barred from the World Cup. It is also reported that BCB had expressed security concerns at the behest of Bangladesh government. But ICC has silenced everyone in one stroke.

According to the current schedule, Bangladesh has been placed in Group C. It also includes England, West Indies, Italy and Nepal. Bangladesh has to play its matches in Kolkata and Mumbai.

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The T20 World Cup controversy is deepening. On one hand, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has given an ultimatum to Bangladesh that it will have to clear its position by 21 January. On the other hand, there is news that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) under pressure from Bangladesh government had said not to send its team to India.

On the other hand, it is also updated that amidst the T20 World Cup controversy, the government of Mohammad Younis had sought support from Pakistan at the cricket level. Pakistan has also supported Bangladesh. ICC has clearly told Bangladesh that it will have to play its World Cup matches in India only. Bangladesh is not ready to give up its stubbornness, in such a situation it is completely possible that ICC may remove it from the World Cup.

If Bangladesh is out of World Cup, then who will take its place?

A total of 20 teams will be participating in the 2026 T20 World Cup. If any team’s name is dropped from the World Cup tournament, then a new team will be included in the tournament on the basis of ICC ranking. All the teams from number one to number 13 in the ranking are part of the T20 World Cup. But Scotland could not qualify.

If Bangladesh team is out, then its place in the World Cup will be given to Scotland. According to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, ICC’s patience has broken and it believes that it is not possible to change the schedule in such a short time in terms of logistics, broadcasting and tickets.

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