The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday refused to send its team to India for the February-March T20 World Cup, citing security concerns, and requested the International Cricket Council to shift the country’s matches to tournament co-host Sri Lanka. Bangladesh are scheduled to play three of their four group league matches at the Eden Gardens and the remaining one in Mumbai. Shifting the matches to Sri Lanka will involve much last-minute tweaking of the logistics. This means that as things stand now, the pacer will not be allowed to participate even in future IPLs unless the Bangladesh board changes its mind. Bangladesh sports adviser Asif Nazrul backed the BCB’s refusal to let its team travel to India for the T20 World Cup.

Source: The Telegraph January 05, 2026 01:33 UTC