There is less than a month left for the start of the 2026 T20 World Cup. However, the Bangladesh issue has not been resolved yet. In fact, IPL After the exclusion of Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman from bcb That is, Bangladesh Cricket Board ICC Had demanded that their matches of 2026 T20 World Cup should be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. Bangladesh had cited security reasons behind this. Now ICC has rejected Bangladesh’s claim that there is any security threat in India. It is clear from this that ICC is not ready to shift Bangladesh’s matches out of India.

ICC has said in its report that they have not found anything that can be called a security threat. ICC found the security threat in the investigation to be absolutely negligible (Low to Moderate). Has estimated. Let us tell you that this is normal for organizing any match. However, ICC has not yet issued any official statement. The 2026 T20 World Cup is to start from 7 February.

Talks held between ICC and BCB today, Bangladesh Cricket Board adamant on its insistence

According to the report, on Tuesday BCB and ICC discussed the T20 World Cup 2026 over video conference. There is very little time left for the start of the tournament, but BCB is adamant on its insistence. In this conversation, BCB has requested ICC to shift its group stage matches from India to Sri Lanka.

On behalf of BCB, President Mohammad Aminul Islam, Vice Presidents Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain and Farooq Ahmed, Director and Chairman of Cricket Steering Committee Nazmul Abedin and Chief Executive Officer Nizamuddin Chaudhary confirmed their stand. BCB once again cited ‘security concerns’ behind its request.

In response to this, ICC said that the schedule of the tournament has already been announced. Also ICC requested BCB to reconsider its stand. However, according to the official BCB press release, Bangladesh has not changed its stance and discussions are ongoing with the ICC on its request.

Now Bangladesh has 2 options

Since the matter has not been resolved yet, it is clear that ICC cannot accept Bangladesh’s demand. The reason behind this is that there is not much time left for the tournament to start. Also, arrangements for hotel booking, visas for players and supporting staff and all other necessary things have already been made. Now it is almost impossible to change it suddenly. In such a situation, Bangladesh is left with only 2 options. Either Bangladesh plays the tournament as per the scheduled schedule or withdraws from the tournament.

If Bangladesh does not play and withdraws from the tournament, then ICC can replace them with another team. However, this too will not be easy in such a short time. In such a situation, ICC will request Bangladesh to change its decision every time. By the way, if any other team comes then it could be Scotland.

Now former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has openly expressed his views on the ongoing cricket tension between India and Bangladesh. He has clearly said that such big decisions should not be taken due to emotions, because it can affect Bangladesh cricket for the next 10 years.

Increasing tension regarding T20 World Cup

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in confusion regarding the T20 World Cup 2026 starting in India from February. Bangladesh has refused to come to India citing security reasons. The board has demanded ICC to co-host its matches in Sri Lanka. This entire controversy deepened when Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was released by the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. In Bangladesh, this decision is being linked to the instructions of BCCI.

Tamim Iqbal’s advice to exercise patience

On this entire matter, Tamim Iqbal while talking to Cricbuzz said that the current situation is very delicate. At such a time no decision should be taken in haste. He said, “If all parties talk among themselves, many problems can be solved.” Tamim also said that Bangladesh Cricket Board will have to think about what is its position in world cricket and in which direction to take the team in future. According to him, decisions should be taken on the basis of what is right for Bangladesh cricket and the players in the long run.

Tamim’s opinion to BCB

The former captain clearly said that BCB should work like an independent organization. He agreed that the role of the government is important and talks with it are necessary, but the final decision should be taken by the board only. Tamim said, “Public opinion is driven by emotions, but if every decision is taken on that basis, then it becomes difficult to run such a big institution.”

Tamim Iqbal warned that any decision taken today can affect Bangladesh cricket for the next 10 years. Therefore, after thinking carefully, rising above emotions, only that decision should be taken which is in the interest of cricket and players of the country. After this statement, it is clear that this ongoing dispute on India-Bangladesh cricket relations is not limited to the current tournament only, but its impact can be seen for years to come.

Cricket matches between India and Bangladesh are known not only for thrill but also for controversies. In the last few years, there were many such incidents between the two teams on and off the field, which made more headlines than the game itself. In the recent situation, when the dispute seems to be deepening in the relations between the two countries, some old disputes have also come into discussion once again. Let us know the five biggest controversies in India-Bangladesh cricket history.

1. ‘No ball’ controversy of 2015 World Cup

In the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup, Rohit Sharma was playing on 90 runs when he was caught out on a full toss ball. The umpire considered it a no ball above the waist and gave Rohit not out. Later the decision was proved wrong in replays. Rohit took advantage of the gift of life and scored 137 runs. India won the match, but Bangladesh Cricket Board and fans were very angry with this decision. Not only this, the ICC President had also raised objection on this.

2. Dhoni’s beheaded poster

Before the 2016 Asia Cup, a photo went viral on social media, in which Bangladeshi bowler Taskin Ahmed was shown holding the severed head of MS Dhoni. This was a photoshopped picture, but Indian fans called it insulting. This poster further increased the tension between the fans of both the countries. Earlier, a Bangladeshi newspaper also carried out a shameful act and published a photo of Indian players with half their heads shaved, which was photoshopped.

3. Virat Kohli accused of ‘fake fielding’

Virat Kohli was accused of fake fielding during the India-Bangladesh match in the 2022 T20 World Cup. When Bangladeshi batsmen were taking runs, Kohli made a gesture as if he was throwing the ball. Although in reality he did not have the ball. The umpires did not consider it against the rules. India won the match, but Bangladesh wicketkeeper Narul Hasan openly expressed his displeasure over this decision.

4. Under-19 World Cup 2020 melee

Bangladesh won the title by defeating India in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup final. After the victory, the celebration became so fierce that players of both the teams clashed with each other. There was a scuffle and argument on the field. Taking this seriously, the ICC banned many players from both the teams.

5. When Dhoni’s patience broke

While taking runs in an ODI match in 2015, MS Dhoni and Mustafizur Rahman collided. The allegation was that Mustafizur was repeatedly coming in the way of the batsmen while they were scoring runs. He did the same even when Dhoni was taking runs. After that, to remove him, Dhoni in anger hit him with his shoulder. After this incident, ICC fined both the players.

Bangladesh’s Youth and Sports Affairs Advisor Asif Nazrul has raised the question that perhaps the International Cricket Council has not yet fully understood the situation of Bangladesh. Asif Nazrul cited the letter received by the ICC and said that it did not reflect the serious security issues faced by Bangladesh. He also said that he will not tolerate insult to the country.

After Kolkata Knight Riders released Mustafizur Rahman, the situation in the cricket boards of India and Bangladesh has been tense. After some time, Bangladesh Cricket Board had demanded to shift its team’s T20 World Cup matches to Sri Lanka.

Asif Nazrul said, “After reading the ICC letter that we received today, we have understood that they have not properly understood the serious security situation prevailing for Bangladeshi cricketers in India. To me, this is not only a matter of security but it also seems to be an issue of insult to the country. Still, we are considering it primarily as a security issue.”

Will not tolerate insult to the country…

Asif Nazrul further said that there is a huge craze for cricket in Bangladesh and the team definitely wants to play the World Cup. He further said, “We do not want to discuss the communal situation in India, but when it comes to the safety of our cricketers, the honor and dignity of Bangladesh, then this question is bound to arise.”

Nazrul also talked about Mustafizur Rahman. Taking aim at the BCCI, he said, “When the Indian Cricket Board itself is telling Kolkata Knight Riders that it cannot provide security to this particular player and has asked him to drop him, it shows that it is not safe for us to play in India.”

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The controversy regarding Mustafizur Rahman is deepening. Bangladesh is deeply upset, which has refused to send its team to India for the T20 World Cup 2026. Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has reacted to this controversy. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has to decide whether Bangladesh’s matches will be held in India or shifted outside, but former cricketer Harbhajan Singh has given a sharp statement taking a dig at Bangladesh.

According to news agency ANI, Harbhajan Singh said, “Due to the incidents that happened recently, the Bangladesh team does not want to come to India. Whatever is happening in Bangladesh is wrong. The ICC should take a decision on their demand. We welcome everyone to India, but whether they want to come here or not, it will be their decision.”

The strings of this entire controversy are related to cricket. Actually, in the IPL 2026 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders had bought Mustafizur Rahman for Rs 9.2 crore. Meanwhile, incidents of atrocities on minorities have increased in Bangladesh. For this reason, KKR was heavily criticized for buying Mustafizur Rahman in the auction and words like ‘anti national’ were also said for it.

Ultimately BCCI issued instructions that KKR should release Rahman. Kolkata Knight Riders franchise did the same. After that, on the orders of Bangladesh Government, BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board) has refused to send its team to India for the T20 World Cup.

BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia has also reacted on the release of Mustafizur Rahman. He says that if needed, replacement will be provided to KKR. He also said that due to recent events, the decision to release Rahman has been taken.

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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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Five Major Controversies Between India and Bangladesh In Cricket: There is a tough rivalry between India and Bangladesh on the cricket field. This is the reason why Bangladeshi players have lost their temper against Team India many times. However, if we talk about equality with the Indian cricket team, the Bangladesh cricket team is nowhere in front of it. Despite knowing this bitter truth, Bangladeshi fans did bad things many times and conflicts have also been seen between players. In such a situation, here we are going to tell you about the five biggest controversies that have taken place so far regarding cricket between these two countries.

5 big controversies in cricket between India and Bangladesh

1. Controversy over derogatory picture of Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The biggest dispute between India and Bangladesh was regarding a poster of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Before the final of the 2016 Asia Cup, a Bangladeshi fan had made an insulting photoshopped picture of Dhoni viral. In this picture, the severed head of MS Dhoni was shown in the hand of Bangladeshi bowler Taskin Ahmed. As soon as this picture appeared on social media, there was anger among the Indian people.

2. Controversy of pushing and shoving in the final of Under-19 World Cup

Who can forget the clash between India and Bangladesh in the final of the 2020 Under-19 World Cup? Unfortunately, Team India lost in this final match. In such a situation, Bangladeshi players crossed the limits in celebrating the victory and got into trouble with the Indian team. In this incident there was a scuffle between the players of both the teams.

3. Controversy over collision between Dhoni and Mustafizur

The incident of collision between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mustafizur Rahman in a match played between India and Bangladesh in 2015 was also in the news. The Indian team on Bangladesh tour was playing its ODI match in Mirpur. In this match, when Dhoni was batting, Mustafizur was repeatedly coming in front of the batsman in his follow through, due to which there was difficulty in scoring runs. During one such run, there was a collision between Dhoni and Mustafizur. After this, the match referee also imposed some fines on both the players.

4. Controversy of Mushfiqur Rahim’s celebration before victory

Who can forget Mushfiqur Rahim’s celebration before the victory in the decisive match of the 2020 T20 World Cup between India and Bangladesh? In this match, Rahim started celebrating on the field even before the victory by hitting a four, but he and Mahmudullah were out on the next two balls and India won by 1 run. A few days later, when India lost to West Indies in the semi-finals, Rahim took a dig at Team India with Dhoni’s photo. Due to this, Mushfiqur Rahim was criticized a lot, after which, he apologized and deleted the tweet.

5. Naagin dance controversy in Nidahas Trophy

The Naagin dance controversy in the final of the Nidahas Trophy between India and Bangladesh in 2018 was also much talked about. Before the final, when Bangladeshi team defeated Sri Lanka, their players did Naagin dance on the field. After this, when the final took place, all the Sri Lankan fans in the stadium were supporting India. When Dinesh Karthik gave victory to Team India by hitting a six on the last ball, the Sri Lankan fans in the stadium celebrated by doing Naagin dance. Bangladesh had criticized it after this incident.

Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced the schedule of Indian cricket team’s tour of Bangladesh. Team India has to play 3-match ODI series and 3-match T20 series in Bangladesh. bcb According to, the Indian team will reach Bangladesh on 28th August. The Indian team will play a three-match ODI series and the same number of T20 series in Bangladesh. However, India’s tour of Bangladesh may be canceled due to deteriorating diplomatic relations between India and Bangladesh. Despite the announcement of the schedule by BCB, it is difficult for the Indian team to tour Bangladesh.

BCB had announced India’s tour of Bangladesh on Friday. Bangladesh Board had claimed that they have talked to BCCI. BCB also announced the dates of the ODI and T20 series matches. According to the schedule, the Indian team will play three ODI matches in Bangladesh on 1, 3 and 6 September. Then three T20 matches will be played on 9, 12 and 13 September.

The series was originally scheduled to be held last year, but was canceled indefinitely due to security concerns of the Indian board. Reliable sources have revealed that BCCI is not ready to cooperate this time too, a big indication of which is to direct IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders to release fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the team.

Bangladesh has been in the grip of political violence for the last six months and BCCI does not want to take the risk of touring this country in this situation of instability. Bangladesh has to come to India for T20 World Cup matches from next month itself. After Rahman was released from IPL on the instructions of BCCI, BCB’s stand on this matter will be in everyone’s eyes.

India and Pakistan play all their ICC matches at neutral venues as their relations have worsened following the Pahalgam terror attack last year. The much-awaited India-Pakistan match of the T20 World Cup will be played in Sri Lanka next month.

The question of whether Bangladeshi players will play or not in the next season of the Indian Premier League is under discussion. A statement from a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official has come out on whether Mustafizur Rahman will play in IPL 2026 or not. According to a media report, a BCCI official has said that Mustafizur Rahman will definitely play in IPL 2026. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for Rs 9.20 crore.

Bangladesh is not an enemy country…

A BCCI official was quoted as saying by Inside Sport, “We have to understand that this is a very delicate situation. We are in constant touch with the government regarding the changes in diplomatic situations. We have not heard anything yet where there is any talk of banning Bangladeshi players from the IPL. So yes, Mustafizur Rahman will play in the IPL. Bangladesh is not an enemy country.”

This statement of BCCI has come at a time when political relations between India and Bangladesh are not in a very good condition. The people of India are very angry over the violence against minorities in Bangladesh. Some people in India have even threatened that all the matches in which Bangladeshi players will play will be disrupted.

KKR is also being criticized

Kolkata Knight Riders bought Mustafizur Rahman in the auction for Rs 9.20 crore. Even after the violence in Bangladesh, KKR is being heavily criticized for buying Rahman, KKR has even been called anti-national on social media.

Let us tell you that Mustafizur Rahman was the only Bangladeshi cricketer who was sold in the IPL 2026 auction. Especially because he was a left-arm fast bowler, many teams had shown interest in him.

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The Indian team was to tour Bangladesh last year, which was postponed. Bangladesh Cricket Board made a big announcement on Friday saying that India will tour Bangladesh in August-September 2026, in which a series of 3 ODIs and as many T20 matches will be played.

Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is being protested in India, due to which the presence of Bangladeshi players in IPL is also being criticized. Amidst this uproar, Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operations in-charge Shahriyar Nafees told Cricbuzz, “The series between Bangladesh and India which was postponed earlier has been rescheduled.”

india tour bangladesh 2026

According to the report, he said that the Indian team is now going to arrive on 28th August, in which ODI matches will be played on 1st, 3rd and 6th September. T20I matches will be played on 9, 12 and 13 September.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday announced Bangladesh’s domestic international schedule for the 2026 season, which includes bilateral series in all three formats with Pakistan, New Zealand, India, Australia and West Indies.

bangladesh home schedule 2026

Pakistan will visit Bangladesh on March 9 for a three-match ODI tour, which will be held from March 12 to 16. The New Zealand team will come to Bangladesh in April-May, where the first 3-match ODI series will take place. After this, there will be a T20 series of the same number of matches between the two.

After this, Pakistan will return to Bangladesh for two Test matches, which will be part of the ICC World Test Championship. The first Test will be played on 8-12 May and the second Test on 16-20 May.

Australia will tour Bangladesh in June, where the 3-match ODI series will start on June 5. After this, there will be a 3-match T20 series between the two from June 15 to 20.

After hosting India in September, Bangladesh will play a two-match Test series against West Indies which is also part of the championship. The first Test will be played between 28 October-1 November, while the second will be played between 5-9 November.