Before the T20 World Cup 2026, Cricket West Indies has suffered a big blow from one of its players. Star player Nicholas Pooran surprised everyone by retiring from international cricket at a young age last year. The board wants their strong player to take back his retirement and play T20 World Cup for them, but he has rejected this demand.

Cricket West Indies’ Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe has admitted that Nicholas Pooran was contacted. The board wanted the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026 with a strong team. Miles said, “We made every effort to ensure that the best players represent the West Indies team in the tournament. We also discussed the possibility of a comeback, but Nicholas stuck to his decision.” He also told that Puran had retired keeping the T20 World Cup 2026 in mind.

West Indies will miss Nicholas Pooran

Puran is considered one of the most lethal batsmen of T20, who is adept in delivering big hits as soon as he arrives. His fielding is also excellent. He has also impressed as a wicketkeeper. Overall a complete package, but he retired at a young age. The international cricket journey of many players has started around the age of 30, one of them is Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. But Puran said goodbye to international cricket at the age of 29.

T20 World Cup will be played in India and Sri Lanka, West Indies cricket team is included in Group C. All the matches of this group will be played in India. Puran has played and is playing a lot of cricket in the Indian Premier League, he knows the pitches here very well but he will not be able to give its advantage to his national team.

Nicholas Puran plays in league cricket

Puran, who has retired from international cricket, plays in T20 leagues around the world. Seeing his form, Cricket West Indies wanted to bring him back into the team, but he did not listen to the board and gave his answer to the board. When the board also discussed the possibility of a comeback, Puran told them that he had retired keeping the T20 World Cup in mind, so there is no question of a comeback.

West Indies Cricket has not yet announced its squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. It is likely that the team will finalize its plans after the T20 series against Afghanistan.

There is a smell of introducing a political angle in the organization of T20 World Cup 2026. Earlier Bangladesh had refused to send its team to India citing security reasons, whereas India has been hosting international tournaments in the past also without any problem. Now the news is that India has refused to give visa to 4 American cricketers of Pakistani origin.

Has India canceled the visa?

Actually, this controversy started when Ali Khan, an American cricketer of Pakistani origin, claimed in a social media post that India had refused to grant visas to four American players of Pakistani origin, including him. Has India taken this decision keeping in mind the political viewpoint? This is not true, because according to a media report, an official associated with the visa process said that the visas have not been cancelled, but additional information was sought about these four players.

Additional information was sought

According to a report in Cricbuzz, all four cricketers had got an appointment at the Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka on January 13 and had completed all the paperwork prescribed by the ICC. During the meeting at the Indian Embassy, ​​he was told that his visa process could not be completed at present.

It was further told in the same report that the same evening a call was received from the Indian Embassy to the American management. It was told that some information has been received, while additional information is awaited from the Ministry of External Affairs. Once this process is complete, all four players will be contacted.

This is the process for cricketers of Pakistani origin.

The process of granting visas to Pakistani players involves additional administrative procedures, regardless of their citizenship. Usman Khawaja, Moeen Ali and Shoaib Bashir, all of them are cricketers of Pakistani origin and whenever they visit India, they have to go through a similar visa process.

As far as the four American cricketers are concerned, sources said that the visa applications have not been canceled and are fully active and under consideration.

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Bangladesh Cricket Board had demanded that their matches in the T20 World Cup 2026 be shifted from India to Sri Lanka, which has been rejected by the ICC. The final decision on this will be taken on January 10. BCB is taking a tough stance after the release of Mustafizur Rahman by KKR. Now after the ICC rejected the demand, there is a possibility that Bangladesh will withdraw from the T20 World Cup.

Relations between India and Bangladesh have not been good for quite some time. The murder of two Hindu youths in Bangladesh further increased this, which led to protests in India. More incidents of atrocities against minorities came to light in the neighboring country. After this, KKR and team owner Shahrukh Khan started being criticized in India because they had bought Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman for Rs 9.20 crore.

Seeing the growing protest, BCCI directed KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman. Giving this information in its statement, KKR said that it will announce the replacement in the coming days. However, Bangladesh also took several steps in protest.

Bangladesh government banned the telecast of IPL. Making a demand to ICC, Bangladesh Cricket Board said that their matches should be shifted from India to Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that T20 World Cup 2026 will be organized in India and Sri Lanka, but all the matches of Bangladesh are to be held in India.

Bangladesh will play all group stage matches in India

Although a final decision is yet to be taken on BCB’s demand, it is clear that ICC will definitely refuse to reschedule the tournament. Bangladesh has to play 3 matches of its group stage in Kolkata and 1 match in Mumbai.

What will happen if Bangladesh withdraws from T20 World Cup?

If Bangladesh decides to withdraw from the T20 World Cup 2026, then some other team can be included in its place. The same thing happened in the 2016 Under-19 World Cup, when Australia refused to go to Bangladesh. Then Ireland played in the tournament instead of Australia. However, Bangladesh has not taken any such decision yet. But the Bangladesh team for the T20 World Cup was announced only after KKR released Mustafizur Rahman, so its possibility is less. But the way BCB is showing its attitude, it is not impossible.

Bangladesh wants its matches in the T20 World Cup 2026 to be held outside India. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refused to send its team to India citing security reasons. Pakistan’s matches are already to be held in Sri Lanka, now if Bangladesh’s matches are also not held in the host country i.e. India, will BCCI suffer any loss from this?

Will BCCI suffer loss?

First of all it is important to understand that T20 World Cup 2026 is an ICC event. The income from tickets, sponsorships and broadcasts in events organized by the International Cricket Council does not go directly to the BCCI, even if it is the host country of the World Cup. The income generated from the event is maintained by ICC Business Corporation. The role of the host board i.e. BCCI will be limited to the organization and operation of the T20 World Cup.

BCCI’s income through T20 World Cup 2026 comes from match day surplus and sponsorship. Because of this, if Bangladesh matches are shifted out of India, there will not be much difference to BCCI’s earnings. Even if BCCI suffers a loss, it will be limited to match day economics.

Since the schedule of T20 World Cup has been released. The accommodation and flights of players, coaching and other support staff and other officials are booked well in advance. Bangladesh’s matches are to be played in Kolkata and Mumbai as per the current schedule. Now if Bangladesh’s matches are shifted, then as per available information ICC bears the expenses like hotel booking and air travel for the players and other staff.

In such a situation, if Bangladesh’s matches are shifted outside India, then the players of the teams playing with it will also have to travel to a different venue. This may loosen the pockets of ICC to some extent and not of BCCI or the cricket board of that country.

According to the current schedule of T20 World Cup 2026, Bangladesh has been placed in Group C along with England, Italy, Nepal and West Indies. Bangladesh’s first match will be with West Indies on 7 February.

Two years after losing the final of the 2007 T20 World Cup to India, the Pakistani team was once again in the final. Pakistan created history by defeating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final of the 2009 T20 World Cup. Pakistan had become the T20 World Champion for the first time, but after that the secret of the cheating that happened with the world winning team was revealed by Saeed Ajmal.

Saeed Ajmal had told in a media interaction this year that after winning the 2009 World Cup, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan had given a check of Rs 25-25 lakh to each player of the winning team, but due to the check bouncing, no one got even a single penny.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister turns out to be a thief

Saeed Ajmal, who came as a guest on a Pakistani YouTube channel, made a big revelation and said, “When we returned after winning the 2009 T20 World Cup, we did not get much money. Because we were going to tour Sri Lanka after that. The then Prime Minister of Pakistan invited us and gave a check of Rs 25-25 lakh to each player. We were happy, because it was a huge amount in those days. But the check bounced.”

Ajmal was shocked and said that even the government’s check could bounce. The players were told that the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board would handle the matter, but the Chairman clearly refused. PCB Chairman shrugged it off and said that only the Prime Minister will handle this work. Ajmal revealed that Pakistani players received the same money which came from ICC.

Saeed Ajmal takes on PCB and Pakistan Govt

“When we returned home after winning the T20 World Cup in 2009. Then the Prime Minister invited us and gave a check of PKR 25 lakh to each player. However, the check bounced. In the end, the only money we got was from the ICC.” pic.twitter.com/J2tjf0XT40

— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) December 30, 2025

After 2009, Pakistan has never won the T20 World Cup title. Although he had traveled till the finals in 2022. In the 2022 final, England defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets.

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Squads for the 2026 T20 World Cup are slowly starting to emerge. Till now India has declared its 15-member squad, while Sri Lanka has declared its preliminary squad, in which changes are still possible. The World Cup will be played from 7 February to 8 March next year. Meanwhile, England’s legendary spin bowler Monty Panesar has predicted the teams going to the last-4 of the T20 World Cup. Along with this, he has also made a big revelation about the next T20 captain of India.

Panesar’s prediction on semi-final teams

Monty Panesar predicted in a media interview, “This time India, Australia, South Africa and England will reach the semi-finals. England beats big teams, this is their strength. I don’t think New Zealand is a stronger team right now. South Africa and India are very strong, Australia and England are also good teams.”

Panesar made another shocking prediction and said that Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav will win the Player of the Series award. Suryakumar who has been struggling with poor form this year. Captain Suryakumar has scored only 218 runs in the last 19 T20 innings at a poor average of 13.62.

If India does not win the T20 World Cup, who will be the captain?

Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy record in T20 has been excellent. So far, under his captaincy, India has played 38 matches, in which it has won 28 matches and lost only 6 matches. While 2 matches were tied and two matches were drawn.

Panesar said that if India does not become T20 World Champion under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, then Akshar Patel can become the new captain. According to Panesar, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir likes all-rounder players, hence he has predicted that Akshar Patel will be made the captain, who can bowl as well as batting strongly.

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The 2026 T20 World Cup is not far away, which India and Sri Lanka are going to host together. A total of 20 teams will participate in this tournament which will run from 7 February to 8 March and the excitement of cricket will be at its peak across the world. Meanwhile, ICC has suffered a big blow because according to a media report, JioStar has refused to broadcast the 2026 T20 World Cup.

The cricket world has been shocked by this. One of the biggest questions that has come to light is why did JioStar do this and will the people of India not be able to watch the World Cup matches live on TV and mobile? Understand here what is this whole matter.

Why did Jiostar refuse to broadcast?

According to a report in The Economic Times, JioStar has informed the ICC that it will not be able to continue the media agreement till 2027. It is being told that the reason for this big decision of JioStar is financial loss. One thing worth noting is that ICC has started the process of selling media rights for the 2026-2029 season. ICC is expected to get 2.4 billion dollars for media rights. JioStar’s decision has shocked the ICC. Jiostar had signed a deal worth $3 billion with ICC for 2023-2027.

Will T20 World Cup not come live in India?

According to media reports, after Jiostar’s withdrawal, ICC has invited many platforms to bid for media rights. In these, contacts have also been made with Sony Pictures Network India, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. It is being told that due to the deal amount being very high, none of these platforms have shown interest in the deal.

Since ICC has not yet found a new broadcasting partner, the organization and telecast of T20 World Cup 2026 is in danger. Looking at the current situation, the possibility cannot be ruled out that the live telecast of the World Cup in India is currently in danger.

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The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2026) is to be organized next year. It will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. A total of 20 teams will play in this tournament, out of which 19 teams have been confirmed. Oman and Nepal have qualified together for this tournament. Nepal cricket team has qualified for the T20 World Cup for the third time.

Let us tell you that for the T20 World Cup 2026, 3 teams were to be decided from the Asia-East Pacific Qualifier Round, out of which the places of 2 teams have been confirmed and now only 1 place is left. The final team will also be decided in the coming few days.

Oman and Nepal cricket team continued their excellent performance in the Six after the group stage of Asia-East Pacific Qualifier round. Nepal won all three matches played in the Super 6 round. Nepal had got the World Cup ticket to reach the finals. Nepal will play in this tournament for the third time, before this the team had played the T20 World Cup in 2024. India became champion in this edition.

Talking about Oman cricket team, this team also won all the three matches played in Super 6. By being on top, this team qualified for T20 World Cup 2026. Now UAE can be the 20th team to qualify for the tournament.

UAE can qualify for T20 World Cup by defeating Japan

Now UAE, Japan and Qatar have a chance to become the last team to qualify for the World Cup. The remaining matches of the teams have now become important. If the UAE cricket team wins the match against Japan, it will qualify for the World Cup.

These are the equations for the remaining 1 place.

Earlier this month, Zimbabwe and Namibia had qualified for the tournament from the T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier. As per the current situation, UAE, Japan and Qatar are in the race to qualify. UAE has lost to Nepal and Oman in the Super Six round of Asia-EAP Qualifier, but after defeating Samoa, the team is at third position. Japan is at number four. It is a bit difficult for Qatar because it needs to beat Samoa but then the other two teams lose their matches.

Teams that have qualified for T20 World Cup 2026

India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, America, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman.

The Asia Cup has just started, but another good news has come out for cricket fans. Media reports have revealed that the 2026 T20 World Cup can be played from 7 February to 8 March. India and Sri Lanka are going to co-maintain the next T20 World Cup. A report by ESPN Cricinfo has revealed the dates as well as a big revelation on the final venue.

According to ESPN Cricinfo, the first match of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played on 7 February, while the final can be held on 8 March. The final match of the World Cup can be played in Ahmedabad or Colombo. It will depend on or not reaching the finals of India and Pakistan, which place will be played from Ahmedabad and Colombo.

How many teams will take part

Like the 2024 T20 World Cup, 20 teams will participate in the next World Cup, which will be divided into 4 groups of five teams. The report has revealed that the schedule has not yet been prepared, but the ICC has informed all the countries taking part in the tournament and the final date.

India will land as the defending champion in the T20 World Cup 2026. He won the trophy by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling match in the final last year. Like last time, teams will qualify for the first Super-8 phase, after which the semi-finals and finals will be played.

15 teams have qualified

So far, 15 teams have qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup, five slots are still vacant. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Usa, West Indies, Ireland, Canada, Netherlands and Italy have made it to the World Cup so far.

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Indian Cricketers Reaction T20 World Cup 2024 Win: The date of 29 June 2024 created history by the Indian cricket team. Last year, India and South Africa clashed in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup on this day. Team India won the T20 World Cup for the second time by registering an exciting win of 7 runs. Many people contributed to this historic victory of India, of which Virat Kohli was also a flop in the entire tournament but came to the final and played a strong innings of 76 runs. Now by remembering that historic victory, Indian cricketers have given amazing reactions.

Rohit Sharma shared a video, which included all memories of winning the World Cup. Rohit’s eyes were seen in one of these pictures. He also shared a video of dancing in the celebration of the entire Team India. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav shared the picture when the entire Team India celebrated the victory by picking up the trophy. Akshar Patel also shared a picture of some special moments with fellow players and trophy.

Last year for India was thrown by Hardik Pandya. He said that when Team India won the World Cup in 2011, he was celebrating on the road and now winning the World Cup for India is no less than a blessing.

What happened in the match

In the final of T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team scored 176 runs while batting first. Virat Kohli, who could not play any big innings throughout the tournament, contributed 76 runs in the final. At the same time, those 47 runs of Akshar Patel were also very special, because this innings came at a time when India had lost 3 wickets on a score of just 34.

South Africa’s Henrik Klassen, who came to chase the target of 177 runs, almost ensured the victory, who scored 52 runs in just 27 balls. Meanwhile, a break came, after which the South African team was deviated from the rhythm. In the end, the catch of David Miller taken by Suryakumar Yadav will also be immortal, which played a huge role in Team India’s 7 runs.

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