- Sri Lanka requestsmatches be held outdoors India over safety considerations.
- Scotland set to be named alternative staff primarily based on present rankings.
- Pakistan stresses no nation ought to face stress, threats from India.
Bangladesh’s participation within the 2026 T20 World Cup, and particularly whether or not the staff travels to India, will reportedly be determined by January 21, following discussions in Dhaka the place the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) reportedly conveyed a deadline to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
Through the second assembly in per week with the ICC on Saturday, the BCB reiterated its intention to play within the T20 World Cup however requested matches be held outdoors India over safety considerations, suggesting co-host Sri Lanka instead.
The ICC, nevertheless, rejected the request, holding Bangladesh in Group C and assuring there isn’t a safety risk to the staff whereas touring and taking part in in India, ESPNcricinfo reported.
The report claimed that the highest cricketing physique additionally turned down the BCB’s request to maneuver Bangladesh to Group B, swapping locations with Eire.
It emerged that the ICC will watch for the BCB’s determination concerning participation within the event, and if Bangladesh chooses to not journey to India, Scotland is ready to be named the alternative staff primarily based on present rankings.
The problem has remained unresolved for almost three weeks after the BCB first formally conveyed its considerations on January 4.
With the T20 World Cup scheduled to start on February 7, Bangladesh are presently slated to play their opening match in opposition to West Indies in Kolkata, adopted by two extra group video games on the identical venue, earlier than concluding their group-stage fixtures in Mumbai.
The dispute traces again to the elimination of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL 2026 squad on directions from the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), with none official rationalization.
This growth was adopted by the Bangladesh authorities banning the published of the IPL within the nation, after which the BCB formally knowledgeable the ICC of its refusal to play T20 World Cup matches in India — a place it has maintained since.
It was additionally learnt on Saturday that Pakistan is anticipated to reassess its participation within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India-Sri Lanka, following rising considerations associated to the Bangladesh cricket staff.
The Bangladesh authorities has reached out to Pakistan for help over its determination to skip travelling to India for the event, citing safety considerations, sources instructed Geo Information.
They added that Pakistan helps Bangladesh’s authentic considerations, emphasising that they need to be addressed and acted upon.
Pakistan has additionally burdened that no nation ought to face stress or threats from India, assuring Bangladesh of its full help on the matter.
