After being denied the request to shift Bangladesh’s T20I World Cup 2026 fixtures exterior India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has give you another request to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
ICC T20I World Cup 2026 might be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka
In a significant improvement within the ongoing tussle between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected Bangladesh’s request to shift its fixtures exterior India for the upcoming T20I World Cup. Now, the BCB has give you another request and requested the ICC for more time to talk to their authorities.
As per a report by ESPNCricinfo, BCB president Aminul Islam stated that the ICC had agreed to his request for more time. ”I requested the ICC board for time to talk to my authorities for one final time,” he stated.
”They stated it is a legitimate level, and gave me 24 or 48 hours to get again to them. I do not need to put stress on the federal government. We know that India isn’t safe for us. We stay within the stance that we would like to play in Sri Lanka. I do know the ICC denied us, however we are going to talk to the federal government one more time. I’ll inform the ICC concerning the authorities’s suggestions,” he added.
Talking about Bangladesh’s need to take part within the T20 World Cup, Islam additional stated, ”I’m hoping for a miracle from the ICC. Who would not need to play within the World Cup? The Bangladesh gamers need to play the World Cup. The Bangladesh authorities desires Bangladesh to play the World Cup. But we do not assume India is secure for our gamers. A authorities would not solely contemplate the gamers, however they contemplate all elements, when it takes a call.”
Meanwhile, the ICC on Wednesday confirmed that the T20 World Cup 2026 will proceed as scheduled, with Bangladesh’s matches to be performed in India. The choice was taken after an ICC board assembly was held on January 21 by means of video convention.
The ICC T20I World Cup 2026 will start on February 7 and Bangladesh are scheduled to start their marketing campaign towards the two-time champions, the West Indies on the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
