The tensions between India and Bangladesh have continued to rise after the BCCI directed the three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their squad due to recent developments. The recent few days have seen incidents of multiple Hindus being killed in Bangladesh, leading to the relations between India and Bangladesh getting strained. Since Rahman's release, the Bangladesh government and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have stepped in, asking the ICC to shift its T20 World Cup matches out of India to Sri Lanka, citing security concerns. It's not our domain to talk about that (as the ICC has the final say on Bangladesh's participation in the T20 World Cup)," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told news agency PTI. Bangladesh's schedule in the T20 World CupThe T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled to take place in India and Sri Lanka across eight venues from February 7 to March 8.

Source: Hindustan Times January 10, 2026 08:26 UTC