- ICC safety crew despatched letter to BCB, confirms Nazrul.
- He says nobody ought to have monopoly over cricket.
- “We won’t compromise on this matter,” says Nazrul.
Bangladesh’s sports activities adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday known as the Worldwide Cricket Council’s (ICC) expectations to drop Mustafizur Rahman from the nationwide crew “weird” and “unrealistic”.
Chatting with the media, the sports activities adviser slammed the ICC for its response to the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) safety issues about sending the nationwide crew to India for the ICC Males’s T20I World Cup 2026 amid tense diplomatic relations.
Nazrul stated: “We have now despatched two letters (to the ICC), after which the ICC safety crew have despatched a letter.” The BCB would launch the letter to the media at an acceptable time, he added.
Tensions between the 2 sides emerged after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) launched the Bangladeshi quick bowler after being informed to take action by the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Premier League (IPL) crew had stated.
Following the incident, the BCB introduced that its nationwide aspect won’t journey to India for the T20 World Cup 2026, expressing concern “over the general circumstances” within the nation.
The Bangladesh sports activities adviser stated the letter cited three potential safety dangers: Mustafiz’s inclusion within the squad, Bangladeshi followers carrying crew jerseys in India, and upcoming elections in Bangladesh.
“This assertion of the ICC safety crew has confirmed past a doubt that there isn’t a scenario for the Bangladesh cricket crew to play the T20 World Cup in India,” he added.
Nazrul stated that if the ICC expects them to make a cricket crew with out our “greatest bowler”, our supporters won’t be able to put on the Bangladesh jersey, and we’ll postpone the Bangladesh elections to play cricket, then there will be no “more unusual, unrealistic and unreasonable expectation” than this.
The ICC’s letter made it clear that situations weren’t conducive for the Bangladesh crew to play in India, he added.
With out naming the BCCI, Nazrul stated nobody ought to have a monopoly over cricket. He maintained that the way forward for any sport or match can’t be determined solely on market administration.
“We won’t compromise on this matter in any manner,” Nazrul added.
Reacting to Nazrul’s assertion, the BCB clarified that the ICC’s reply shouldn’t be thought-about as an “official response”.
In a press release, the board stated that Nazrul referred to the “contact” between the BCB and the ICC.
“The BCB continues to be ready for the ICC’s [official] response,” it added.
Bangladesh has requested the ICC to shift its matches from India to a different venue, the board added.
