No penalty for BCB on their T20 World Cup Boycott, confirms ICC

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has relieved after International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that there will be no penalty imposed for their ongoing T20 World Cup boycott.

Bangladesh's cricketing landscape was bit worried about the penalty being imposed due to opting out of T20 World Cup and even facing the financial loss for the same as well.

ICC announced on 9 February that there will be no financial, sporting or administrative penalty on BCB for boyscotting the T20 Wolrd Cup.

Chief Executive of ICC Sanjog Gupta said,"Bangladesh remains a priority cricket ecosystem deserving of long-term investment in its development, competitiveness and global integration, and is not defined by short-term disruptions".

ICC and BCB has reached over an agreement to host an ICC event prior to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2031, which is set to be co-hosted by India and Bangladesh. The arrangement is subject to ICC’s standard hosting procedures and timelines.

"I think we are relieved (as no financial penalty was sanctioned) considering there were lots of things floating in the air after we refused to travel to India to take part in the World Cup," BCB vice-president Faruque Ahmed said.
Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland in the T20 World Cup.

Faruq Ahmed further added, "There were several sanctions and penalties that could have come our way, and those have been stopped. Additionally, since we couldn't play in the World Cup, there is a possibility of financial loss. They might not recover that directly in a financial sense, but perhaps we can host some events here - for example, the Women's World Cup. We are hosting the Women's Under-19 World Cup next year. In '31, we are jointly hosting the 50-over World Cup with India; we are looking at how we can get more matches there."

Another vice-president of the BCB, Shakhawat Hossain added, "Not just penalties, there could have been other troubles too but now lots of decisions have been taken following the meeting in Lahore which implies that our relation with the governing body of cricket is improving".