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.

The matches of 2026 T20 World Cup will be played in India and Sri Lanka. While matches will be played in five cities of India, matches will be played at three venues in Sri Lanka. In such a situation, people want to know who is the host nation of the 2026 T20 World Cup., Is the 2026 T20 World Cup being played in hybrid model?, Will only Pakistan’s matches be held in Sri Lanka?, Here you will get answers to all such questions.

The 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7 February. The final match of this global tournament will be played on March 8. Both India and Sri Lanka are joint host countries of the 2026 T20 World Cup. All the matches of this Mahakumbh of cricket will be played in Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Colombo and Kandy. This time a total of 20 teams will participate in this tournament, which have been divided into four groups.

2026 In the T20 World Cup, 3 matches will be played on the first day i.e. on 7th February. Pakistan’s match will be with Netherlands. India will face USA and West Indies will face Bangladesh. At present a new controversy is arising regarding Bangladesh. Bangladesh has demanded to play its matches outside India. ICC has not yet responded on this.

20 teams divided into 4 groups

Group A- India, Pakistan, USA, Netherlands and Namibia

Group B- Australia, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe and Oman

Group C- England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Nepal and Italy

Group D- New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Canada and UAE

Not only Pakistan’s matches but in Sri Lanka

Many people thought that only Pakistan team would play its matches in Sri Lanka. Here let us tell you that this is not the case at all. Australia vs Zimbabwe match, Sri Lanka vs Oman match, USA vs Netherlands match, Ireland vs Oman match, England vs Bangladesh match, India vs Pakistan match, Australia vs Sri Lanka match, Ireland vs Zimbabwe match, Pakistan vs Namibia match, Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe match and Australia vs Oman match will be played in Sri Lanka. All these matches are of league stage. After this, many Super-8 matches will also be held in Sri Lanka.

The venue of the semi-finals and finals is a matter of concern.

If Pakistan team qualifies in the semi-finals and final, then the semi-finals and title match will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. If Pakistan is not in the semi-finals then both the semi-finals will be played in Kolkata and Mumbai. The final will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. If Pakistan enters the final then the final will be played in Sri Lanka only.

India, Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman and T20 World Cup 2026, many such topics are in discussion at the moment. The matter of KKR removing Mustafizur Rahman on the instructions of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is getting deeper. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had issued an official statement demanding to move its T20 World Cup 2026 matches out of India. Now according to a media report, ICC may approve Bangladesh’s demand to change the venue.

According to Cricbuzz, the International Cricket Council has not yet issued any statement, but ICC can get Bangladesh’s matches held in Sri Lanka. According to the current schedule, Bangladesh has to play its Group C matches on February 7, February 9, February 14 and February 17 in Kolkata and Mumbai. According to the report, a decision regarding the venue is possible within the next 2 days.

Earlier, a meeting of Bangladesh Cricket Board was held in Dhaka, in which it was decided that Bangladesh team will not go to India to play T20 World Cup matches.

In its statement, BCB had demanded that the World Cup matches be shifted out of India, describing the environment in India as unsafe for its players and officials. BCB also expressed hope that ICC will respond to this demand soon.

BCCI had taken a big decision

The reason behind this blasphemy of Bangladesh Cricket Board is Mustafizur Rahman. Rahman was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 9.20 crore in the IPL 2026 auction. But amidst deteriorating political relations between India and Bangladesh, KKR was heavily criticized for buying Mustafizur Rahman in the auction.

After that the Board of Control for Cricket in India had issued instructions to the KKR franchise to release Mustafizur Rahman. Kolkata franchise has released Rahman as per the instructions.

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Bangladesh Cricket Board wants their T20 World Cup 2026 matches to be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. BCCI’s reply has also arrived on this. Let us tell you that only about 1 month is left for the tournament to start, the complete schedule has been released. Bangladesh is in Group C in the T20 World Cup. In the group stage, out of total 4 matches of Bangladesh, 3 matches are fixed at Eden Gardens and 1 match is fixed at Wankhede.

Bangladesh has to play 3 matches of its group stage at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and 1 match at Wankhede in Mumbai. Bangladesh Cricket Board is going to demand ICC to review the security arrangements in India. According to ESPN Cricinfo, BCB has decided that it will write a letter to the ICC regarding the current situation. BCCI has now made it clear that it is very difficult to make changes in the schedule of T20 World Cup 2026.

BCCI’s response to BCB’s demand

News agency PTI quoted a BCCI source as saying in its report, “You cannot change the match according to someone’s wish and choice. It is very difficult in terms of logistics. Think about the opposing teams. Their air tickets, hotels have been booked.”

The source further added, “Also, there are three matches each on all the days, which means one match is in Sri Lanka. The broadcast crew is also there. So this is easier said than done.”

On the instructions of BCCI, Kolkata Knight Riders have released Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman. KKR had bought Mustafizur for a huge sum of Rs 9.20 crore, but after the murder of two Hindu youths in Bangladesh, KKR was being criticized for including Bangladeshi players in the IPL. Now its impact seems to be on T20 World Cup 2026 also, Bangladesh Cricket Board has called an emergency meeting.

Bangladesh Cricket Board has called an emergency meeting at 8.30 pm Indian time. In this, the board will decide its stand in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Let us tell you that the complete schedule of T20 World Cup has been released. All the group matches of Bangladesh are to be held in India, but there is also a fear that BCB may decide not to send its team to India.

BCCI can also refuse to host Bangladesh’s matches in the T20 World Cup 2026, in this situation Bangladesh can play all its matches in Sri Lanka like Pakistan.

Bangladesh’s 3 matches at Eden Gardens

T20 World Cup 2026 will be organized at 8 venues in India and Sri Lanka, out of which Sri Lanka has 3 stadiums. There are 4 groups in the tournament, each group has 5-5 teams. Bangladesh is in Group C, along with England, Italy, Nepal and West Indies. In the group stage, 3 out of 4 matches of Bangladesh are to be held in Eden Gardens, Kolkata, one match is scheduled in Wankhede.

• 7 February- Bangladesh vs West Indies (Eden Gardens)
• 9 February- Bangladesh vs Italy (Eden Gardens)
• 14 February- Bangladesh vs England (Eden Gardens)
• 17 February- Bangladesh vs Nepal (Wankhede)

Will Bangladesh’s matches be shifted to Sri Lanka?

Now about 1 month is left for the start of T20 World Cup 2026, preparations are almost complete at all the venues. In such a situation, it is a bit difficult to change the schedule so quickly. Because if Bangladesh demands from ICC to play its matches in Sri Lanka, then it will affect other teams of this group as well. All the teams will have to travel to Sri Lanka to play their first match. Well this is not impossible.

T20 World Cup 2026: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February next month to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka and almost all the teams have announced their squads. Meanwhile, former Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his disappointment over ICC’s planning for World Cup 2026. Ashwin told in his YouTube channel Ash that this time no one will go to watch the T20 World Cup. ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is starting from 7th February. A total of 20 teams will participate in the tournament, which has been divided into five groups. Indian cricket team is in Group A. Apart from India, teams from Pakistan, America, Namibia and Netherlands are present in this group.

Ravichandran Ashwin gave statement on ICC’s planning

Ravichandran Ashwin said about ICC’s planning, ‘No one will go to watch the T20 World Cup this time. Matches like India-America and India-Namibia will take you away from the tournament. When I was in school during the 1996, 1999 and 2003 World Cups, how special these tournaments were. We used to collect schedule cards and keep them. Because the tournament used to come once in four years, but now everything has changed.

Will the tournament be boring because of weak teams?

Ashwin said that if Team India has a match with teams like America and Namibia then the fans will not be that excited for it. He further said, ‘If Team India had faced teams like England and Sri Lanka in the first round, then perhaps the excitement of the tournament would have been built up in the beginning, like it used to be earlier, because this time things would have slowed down by the time we reached the Super-8.’

Ravichandran Ashwin expressed concern over ODI cricket

Apart from the T20 World Cup, Ashwin has also expressed concern over the future of ODI cricket. Ashwin believes that after the 2027 ODI World Cup, perhaps ICC will have to think about this format. Because cricket fans have shifted towards T20. People have started liking Test cricket to some extent, but do not know its number. However, the real concern is about ODI cricket that it might lose its existence.

Afghanistan Announce Their Squad For T20 World Cup 2026: Afghanistan Cricket Board announced its 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. In this tournament, Afghanistan team will be captained by star leg spinner Rashid Khan and opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran has been made the vice-captain. The Afghanistan team had performed amazingly in the 2024 T20 World Cup, due to which the Afghan team was successful in reaching the semi-finals.

Naveen Ul Haq returns to the team after a long time

Afghanistan’s veteran player Mohammad Nabi has also been included in the team, who is going to turn 41 on January 1, 2026. Naveen Ul Haq and Gulbadin Naib have also returned to the team, which will make their bowling line-up even stronger. Naveen has not played any match for Afghanistan in the year 2025 and due to injury he could not even play the Asia Cup. Both of them had performed amazingly for the team in the last T20 World Cup.

Allah Ghazanfar included in reserve players

19 year old mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar has failed to make a place in the team. He has been included among the three reserve players. Apart from Allah, Ijaz Ahmadzai and Zia ur Rehman Sharifi have been kept among the reserve players. Before the T20 World Cup, Afghanistan team will play a series against West Indies. This series will be played in Sharjah from January 19 to 22, 2026.

Afghanistan team present in difficult group

Afghanistan team has been placed in Group D in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Teams from New Zealand, South Africa, UAE and Canada are present in it. Due to having two strong teams, it will not be easy for Afghanistan. Afghanistan will face New Zealand in its first match on 8 February in Chennai. After this, it will play against South Africa on 11th February at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Afghanistan squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Rashid Khan (captain), Ibrahim Zadran (vice-captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Ishaq (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqui and Abdullah. Ahmedzai.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced its team for the 2026 T20 World Cup to be held in India. Surprisingly, England has not selected explosive players like Liam Livingstone and Jamie Smith for the T20 World Cup. Livingstone will play in IPL 2026 and he has been sold for a huge amount. Let us tell you that England has just announced the provisional squad. Provisional means that England can still make changes in its team.

According to ICC rules, every team has to announce its team 30 days before the start of the tournament. Before the end of the deadline, teams can make changes to their squad on their own. After the deadline, teams have to take permission from the ICC for changes. England has just announced the provisional squad. In such a situation, she can make changes in her team anytime.

Harry Brook captain, Josh Tong included in the team for the first time

Fast bowler Josh Tong, who bowled lethally whenever he got a chance in the Ashes series, has been selected by England for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Harry Brook will be the captain of the England team in this ICC tournament. There is a mix of young and senior players in the team. However, the surprising thing is that England has not included an experienced all-rounder like Liam Livingstone in the World Cup squad. Livingstone will be seen playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026.

England has selected six fast bowlers in the form of Brayden Carse, Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton, Joffra Archer, Sam Curran and Luke Wood. There are three spinners in the form of Rehan Ahmed, Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid. Apart from this, power packed batsmen have been selected in the form of Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethel, Ben Duckett, Will Jacques and Jos Buttler.

England team for the 2026 T20 World Cup – Harry Brook (captain), Joffra Archer, Will Jacques, Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Tom Banton, Jacob Bithell, Jos Buttler, Braydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue and Luke Wood.

The full schedule of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been released. 55 matches will be played between 20 teams at a total of 8 venues in India and Sri Lanka. The tournament will start on 7th February, teams like India and Pakistan will be in the field on the very first day. There will be 3 matches each day in the group stage. The World Cup final will be held on March 8, after which the Indian Premier League can begin a week later. But the Lanka Premier League, which was to be held before the World Cup, has been postponed, which will now take place in July-August next year.

The Lanka Premier League is organized by Sri Lanka Cricket. LPL was to be organized this month (December, 2025), but the Sri Lanka Cricket Board is currently busy in preparations for the World Cup. India and Sri Lanka are jointly hosting the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan will play all its matches in Sri Lanka. If the Pakistan team reaches the final then the title match will also be held in Colombo.

When will Lanka Premier League take place?

Due to T20 World Cup 2026, the organization of Lanka Premier League has been postponed by 8 months. While posting officially, Sri Lanka Cricket said that the sixth edition of LPL will be organized between 8 July to 8 August 2026.

Sri Lanka Cricket wrote in its post, “In view of the great need to prepare the ‘host venue’ for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Lanka Premier League has been postponed. The World Cup will be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India during February-March 2026. With this decision, this five-team tournament, Sri Lanka’s biggest domestic T20 competition, like many previous editions, will return in the middle of the year.”

T20 World Cup 2026 matches will be held at 3 venues in Sri Lanka

The T20 World Cup 2026 will be held at a total of 8 venues. Its matches will be held in 5 cities of India (Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai). R Premadasa Stadium (Colombo), SSC Cricket Ground (Colombo) and Pallekele Cricket Stadium (Kandy) have been selected as the 3 venues of Sri Lanka. India vs Pakistan match will be held on 15th February at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.