Cricket Scotland's chief executive, Trudy Lindblade, expressed her sympathy for Bangladesh after the International Cricket Council (ICC) removed Bangladesh and added Scotland to the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, starting February 7 in Sri Lanka and India.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Delhi NCR trophy tour, which is part of the build-up to the global tournament, made a special stop at the Asian News International (ANI) office on Monday, ahead of the marquee tournament set to begin on February 7, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, on Monday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla has said that Pakistan has misled Bangladesh, which took a stance to not play the T20 World Cup matches in India over "security concerns" and said that Dhaka was assured of full security and its concerns address
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and the country's interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, met with the Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to brief him on the International Cricket Council (ICC) matter of removing Bangladesh from the upcoming T20 Men's World Cup, starting February 7 in
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla said that India offered full security to the Bangladesh cricket team, but it was difficult to change the entire ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 schedule at the last moment.
Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan expressed immense confidence in India's chances for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, saying, "It seems almost impossible to beat this Indian team" and stop India from retaining its title.
Harmanpreet Kaur was among several sportspersons honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour. The list of 2026 awardees was announced on the eve of the 77th Republic Day.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Media Committe Chairman Amzad Hussain confirmed that the board will not challenge the International Cricket Council's (ICC) decision to replace them with Scotland in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, starting on February 7.
With ICC replacing Bangladesh's team with Scotland, Haque said it is standard procedure that when a country decides not to participate, the ICC naturally replaces it with another team.