ICC rejects Bangladesh’s request of venue changes for T20 World Cup 2026
The International Cricket Councilc (ICC) has rejected the request of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to change their venues for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka due to security reasons.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the call of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) over travelling to India to participate in the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The reports have claimed that, through a virtual call, the ICC has told the BCB that they had rejected the board’s request to play their games outside India due to security reasons.
The ICC also addressed Bangladesh that they would need to ravel to India for the World Cup or risk forfeiting points. The BCB, however, has claimed that no such decision has been taken by the governing body. There hasn’t been any official news by either BCCI or the BCB on the outcome of the call, which was arranged only to solve the issue.
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The development has come nearly a month before the beginning of the 20-team competition in India and Sri Lanka from February 07, which ends on March 08. Bangladesh, under the leadership of Litton Das, are placed in Group C and are scheduled to play their first three games at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
BCB asked to play all T20 World Cup 2026 games in India
Bangladesh will begin their campaign on February 07 against West Indies before locking horns with Nepal a day later. On February 14, they will be up against England at the same venue before moving to the iconic Wankhede Stadium for their final group-stage encounter against Nepal on February 17.
The BCB’s decision to write to the ICC has been triggered after the BCCI instructed the Kolkata Knight Riders to release their Bangladesh left-arm pacer, Mustafizur Rahman, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, as the latter was bought for a massive price of INR 9.2 crore during the IPL 2026 auction last December. The decision was notified to media by the BCCI secretary, Devajit Saikia.
Saikia didn’t mention the reason behind KKR being asked to release Mustafizur, who was the lone Bangladesh player bought at the IPL 2026 auction. It has been revealed that the IPL governing council never discussed the situation, as question remains on the main decision maker of the situation.
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