The Bangladesh cricket team has been consistently refusing to travel to India to participate in the T20 World Cup. However, things are now set to get more difficult for Bangladesh. (Image X @gullypoint_)
New Delhi: The Bangladesh cricket team has been consistently refusing to travel to India to participate in the T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has also written several letters to the ICC regarding this. However, things are now set to get more difficult for Bangladesh.
The ICC has decided to exclude Bangladesh from the upcoming T20 World Cup if they do not travel to India for their matches. In an ICC board meeting on Wednesday, Bangladesh's request to shift their matches to Sri Lanka was rejected. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has now been given 24 hours to decide whether they will participate in the tournament or not. If Bangladesh refuses, their team will be removed from Group C and Scotland will be included as a replacement.
It is understood that the ICC has told the BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board) to inform the Bangladesh government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse to travel to India to play its matches in the 2026 T20 World Cup, then it will be replaced by another team at the tournament. That…
— ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2026
Bangladesh has refused to send its team to India, citing security concerns following the BCCI's instructions to remove fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL. Meanwhile, diplomatic relations between the two countries remain strained due to attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
According to media reports, the ICC board meeting on Wednesday discussed Bangladesh's participation, with most International Cricket Council officials in favor of excluding Bangladesh. The ICC board has decided that if the Bangladesh team wants to remain in the tournament, they must play in India; otherwise, another team will be included in the World Cup in their place. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has been given a one-day deadline. If Bangladesh refuses to play, then Scotland will be selected for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
According to ICC officials, it is understood that the ICC has told the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to inform the Bangladesh government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse to travel to India to play its matches in the 2026 T20 World Cup, then it will be replaced by another team at the tournament. That decision was followed by a vote, where the majority of the ICC Board was in favour of having a replacement. BCB have been given one more day to come back to the ICC on its stance on playing in India.
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