Just 24 hours after Bangladesh were suggested by the ICC that they would be replaced at the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 if they continue to refuse their participation in India, they remained crystal clear on their stance of wanting to shift their games to Sri Lanka. They came from the BCB president, Aminu Islam, and CEO Nizamuddin, and several other national team players.

Players attending in the meeting were given the in favor stance of playing at the T20 World Cup where a number of wins in feeling that the government’s decision was a foregone conclusion but they are now believed to have made the case that the event is a big opportunity for the players.

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Bangladesh is currently placed in group C along with England, Italy, West Indies, and Nepal, where they are scheduled to play three group stage games at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata before flying to the Wankhede Stadium for the last group stage game in Mumbai.

Shiv Sena head reacts to Bangladesh's boycott of T20 World Cup 2026

On January 22, the Shiv Sena UBT leader, Aditya Thackeray, revealed that the decision should have come quite earlier, and the ICC should have taken some action at an early stage of the incident. In case of the boycott, Scotland will replace them in the event.

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#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: On Bangladesh to not play their T20 World Cup fixtures in India, Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray says, "This should have happened much earlier because Bangladesh and Pakistan spread terror in our country. Even if we wanted to play with them,… pic.twitter.com/8SfQBXFydC

— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2026

“This should have happened much earlier because Bangladesh and Pakistan spread terror in our country. Even if we wanted to play with them, it would still be wrong. Our jawans are attacked, our country is attacked, Hindus are being oppressed in Bangladesh, yet here ICC and BCCI want to play cricket with them. Why didn't ICC take action on this much earlier?” Aditya informed.

Everything started when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) instructed the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release the Bangladesh left-arm pacer, Mustafizur Rahman, from the team without giving any proper reason ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.