T20 World Cup 2026: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has refused to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. This was after the International Cricket Council (ICC) refused its request to shift its matches to Sri Lanka from India.
Madan Lal, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad, claimed that it was Pakistan that instigated Bangladesh to pull out of the world cup. Previously, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had offered to be a host to matches involving Bangladesh. Madan Lal added that the decision of Bangladesh to skip the prestigious world cup would not hurt India as it is the strongest cricket boards today.
A few weeks back, Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman was removed from the Indian Premier League.
In a meeting between the BCB, the players and the Bangladesh government, it was announced that the assessment of ICC was not acceptable to Bangladesh. The ICC’s independent security assessments concluded that there were absolutely no credit threats to officials or players at the Indian venues. The ICC contended that altering the T20 World Cup 2026 schedule so close to the event in India was infeasible.
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The BCB would suffer a loss of around 27 million dollars (Rs. 240 crores, 325 crore Bangladeshi Taka) for boycotting the cricket world cup. Furthermore, it would lose sponsorship revenue, broadcast revenue and its income for the financial year would take a big hit, which would be close to 60 percent or more. This would also mean that India would now refuse to travel in August-September in Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi players were assured that they would not be missing out on match money. BCB told players that they would still be paid.
