Bangladesh is contemplating approaching the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) to vary the venue of the ICC Males’s T20I World Cup, citing safety considerations, Bangladeshi media reported on Saturday.
Bangladeshi media cited a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official, claiming that the choice concerning Bangladesh’s participation within the upcoming mega occasion can be made by the ICC and that the Tigers might comply with Pakistan’s footsteps of enjoying all matches in Sri Lanka as a substitute of India, topic to the apex physique’s approval.
The official added that the BCB will elevate the matter earlier than the ICC on the earliest.
Nevertheless, the officers shunned commenting on skilled left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman’s launch from the Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) squad for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, declaring it an inner matter.
“I can not make any remark concerning the discharge of Mustafizur as that is their inner matter, however so far as collaborating within the World Cup is anxious, it’s an ICC occasion, and they’ll make the ultimate name after taking every little thing into consideration,” the BCB official was quoted as saying.
Nevertheless, earlier at this time, Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Devajit Saikia attributed the discharge of Mustafizur Rahman to ‘the unrest’ within the nation over permitting a Bangladesh participant to participate in IPL 2026, whereas saying that it had instructed KKR to launch Rahman.
Bangladesh, slotted in Group C, are scheduled to start out their T20 World Cup 2026 marketing campaign in opposition to the West Indies on February 7 on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, which may also host their subsequent two group-stage fixtures in opposition to Italy and England on February 9 and 14, respectively.
Bangladesh’s final group-stage fixture in opposition to Nepal, nevertheless, is scheduled to be performed at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on February 17.
