Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal has criticised Bangladesh's decision not to play their ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches in India, calling it "wrong" and saying India is the safest country.
South Africa btters Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs have been added to South Africa's ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 squad in place of Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira, who have been ruled out of the marquee T20I tournament due to injuries.
Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan criticised Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) decision not to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 and said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) did the right thing by denying the BCB's request to shift their tournament matches outside
Asif Nazrul said that there is no opportunity to reverse the decision to travel to India to participate in the T20 World Cup. He mentioned that the ICC did not act fairly by rejecting Bangladesh's request to relocate the venue and expressed hope that the ICC would ensure justice.
The decision was taken following an ICC Board meeting (via video conference) on Wednesday, convened to discuss the way forward after the BCB sought to have its matches moved to Sri Lanka.
Earlier, BCB formally requested the ICC to relocate Bangladesh's matches in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 to venues outside India, citing "safety and security" concerns for Bangladeshi players, according to a BCB press release.
The Class of 26 is aiming to take the coveted silverware back to the alma maters of every member of the Indian cricket team, as they look to create history by retaining the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title on home soil. The endeavour seeks to carry the trophy to the institutions where the ambit
As per ESPNCricinfo, it is understood that ICC has called for a board meeting on Wednesday to address Bangladesh's decision to have their matches relocated outside India because of "security and safety concerns". It could not, however, be ascertained if the PCB's email led to the Board me
Bangladesh captain Litton Das has spoken about the "uncertainty" around his side's participation in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026, starting February 7 and said certainty would have helped in preparations.
Bangladesh on Tuesday has rejected any "unreasonable conditions" imposed by the ICC regarding their participation in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India, according to Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul.
Ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup begining February 7, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have halted their team preparations for the marquee event, set to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, after Pakistan announced its support for Bangladesh's decision to boycott playing in India, as