Bangladesh will not play T20 World Cup games in India over safety concerns

[Prince_]

T20 World Cup 2026: Bangladesh given huge Ultimatum by ICC, Date Revealed for Final Verdict

The clock is ticking for Bangladesh's spot in the T20 World Cup, with the ICC setting a firm January 21 deadline for the BCB to confirm if their team will head to India.

This comes after intense back-and-forth talks in Dhaka on Saturday, where the BCB doubled down on their demand to compete, but only in co-host Sri Lanka, not across the border.

As per an ESPNCricinfo report, ICC has now clearly instructed Bangladesh Cricket Board to convey their final call, on which the apex body will move forward. By no means the BCB will get their wish as a multifaceted organizational and logistical trouble is associated with that. The standoff, now dragging into its third week since the BCB first raised alarms on January 4, stems from deep security worries about sending players to India. Bangladesh sits in Group C, with their opener against West Indies set for February 7 in Kolkata, also the site of their next two group fixtures before wrapping up in Mumbai. Yet the ICC isn't budging on the schedule, rejecting pleas to shift them to Group B or tweak venues.

BCB proposed a Group C move replacing Ireland, as all of this group's matches are being played in Sri Lanka. But ICC has already turned down that proposal.

Tensions ignited last month when the BCCI directed Kolkata Knight Riders to drop Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 roster, citing unspecified "recent developments." Bangladesh's government retaliated by banning IPL broadcasts nationwide, prompting the BCB to formally notify the ICC they won't play in India. Despite an ICC-backed security advisory labeling India's overall risk as medium-to-high but with no targeted threats to teams and explicit assurances of safety, the BCB remains resolute in their stance. Over the last week or so, various Bangladesh officials have openly threatened to boycott T20 World Cup if their demand is not met, reiterating their stance to not play in India. Sources close to the negotiations say the ball's now in the BCB's court. If they dig in their heels, Bangladesh risks forfeiting, opening the door for a replacement as Scotland may get a huge boon.

T20 World Cup 2026: Bangladesh given huge Ultimatum by ICC, Date Revealed for Final Verdict

The clock is ticking for Bangladeshs spot in the T20 World Cup, with the ICC setting a firm January 21 deadline for the BCB to confirm if their team will head to India.

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[Raj-Hindustani]

Personally, I don’t like what’s happening. I’m also sure that Bangladesh is heading toward financial difficulties. Right now, some people are enjoying trolling about not coming to India, but they don’t seem to be thinking about the long-term consequences. Without strong border trade and regional cooperation, the future looks uncertain.

Tough days could be ahead after the World Cup

 

[Baibers_1260]

Personally, I don’t like what’s happening. I’m also sure that Bangladesh is heading toward financial difficulties. Right now, some people are enjoying trolling about not coming to India, but they don’t seem to be thinking about the long-term consequences. Without strong border trade and regional cooperation, the future looks uncertain.

Tough days could be ahead after the World Cup

Are we discussing sport? Or are we discussing Bangladesh's "financial difficulties ", border trade and regional co-operation?
How does Bangladesh's participation in the T-20 World Cup affect "border trade" ?

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Are we discussing sport? Or are we discussing Bangladesh's "financial difficulties ", border trade and regional co-operation?
How does Bangladesh's participation in the T-20 World Cup affect "border trade" ?

It's related to both - Pakistan can't replace india, financially or cricketing points.

With china, they were already doing the business, there was a reason Bangladesh was doing better than Pakistan over the years, if they want to do adventures.. free to do so!

For cricketing point of view - check the dollars they get when any series scheduled with india and Pakistan for an example -

For an example - Bangladesh played 2-2 series against india and Pakistan (home and away) in the last 4-5 years and got approx below for the one series.

Bangladesh vs India USD 35–50 million
Bangladesh vs Pakistan USD 5–8 million

That's a lot of hell difference. Waiting for a big losses financially in coming days for sure.

 

[Baibers_1260]

It's related to both - Pakistan can't replace india, financially or cricketing points.

With china, they were already doing the business, there was a reason Bangladesh was doing better than Pakistan over the years, if they want to do adventures.. free to do so!

For cricketing point of view - check the dollars they get when any series scheduled with india and Pakistan for an example -

For an example - Bangladesh played 2-2 series against india and Pakistan (home and away) in the last 4-5 years and got approx below for the one series.

Bangladesh vs India USD 35–50 million
Bangladesh vs Pakistan USD 5–8 million

That's a lot of hell difference. Waiting for a big losses financially in coming days for sure.

Why is cricket and dollars from gambling more important than independence and sovereignty?
If Bangladesh and Pakistan have to chase the money then why can't they play international soccer with China instead? Or better still American Base Ball or Football.
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a premier, multibillion-dollar industry, with the 2024 season generating a record
$12.1 billion in revenue .
Why play cricket with India in a set-up to provide Empire gladiator style humiliation of visiting teams in rigged matches to prop up the hyper-nationalist Hindutva fascist propaganda. Germany tried that in the Munich Olympics of 1936 and the next Olympics was boycotted in the midst of a world war.

 

[Prince_]

Why is cricket and dollars from gambling more important than independence and sovereignty?
If Bangladesh and Pakistan have to chase the money then why can't they play international soccer with China instead? Or better still American Base Ball or Football.
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a premier, multibillion-dollar industry, with the 2024 season generating a record
$12.1 billion in revenue .
Why play cricket with India in a set-up to provide Empire gladiator style humiliation of visiting teams in rigged matches to prop up the hyper-nationalist Hindutva fascist propaganda. Germany tried that in the Munich Olympics of 1936 and the next Olympics was boycotted in the midst of a world war.

Is it really feasible for countries like Pakistan or Bangladesh to play baseball or football in the USA or China and earn enough money, recognition, and support to sustain themselves as professional teams?

Not really. I can’t speak for Pakistan, but as a Bangladeshi, I can confirm that we are terrible at almost every other sport. The only sport where we can realistically compete at the global level is cricket, and it’s also the only sport where players can survive without government subsidies.

That’s exactly why the current approach of BCB and the govt is moronic. The way Bangladesh is picking a fight with the ICC over a petty issue like Fizz being dropped from the IPL is short-sighted and reckless. Actions like this will have consequences.

If this continues, the popularity of cricket in Bangladesh will eventually decline, and when that happens, it won’t be BCCI or ICC that will face the heat, it will be the Bangladeshi players and the BCB who take the financial hit.

We’ve already seen this story before. Sports like hockey, kabaddi, football, and others have been reduced to irrelevance in this country. Players in those sports don’t even earn a basic salary and many struggle to afford basic necessities like food and shelter.

Cricket will be heading down the same road if decisions keep being driven by ego and politics instead of long term survival.

 

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[Baibers_1260]

Why is cricket and dollars from gambling more important than independence and sovereignty?
Why can't Bangladesh and Pakistan play soccer with China instead?

Is it really feasible for countries like Pakistan or Bangladesh to play baseball or football in the USA or China and earn enough money, recognition, and support to sustain themselves as professional teams?

Yes, Tiny Cuba plays basketball and baseball against the USA despite being bankrupt, under-sanctions and in a perpetual military confrontation, The same goes for Mexico and much of the South American countries playing football. Why must a sport be a form of employment.

Not really. I can’t speak for Pakistan, but as a Bangladeshi, I’ll can confirm that we are terrible at almost every other sport. The only sport where we can realistically compete at the global level is cricket, and it’s also the only sport where players can survive without government subsidies.

Cricket has been appropriated into a gambling racket and propaganda tool by a fascist Hindutva regime. Does Bangladesh want to be part of that ?

That’s exactly why the current approach of BCB and the govt is moronic. The way Bangladesh is picking a fight with the ICC over a petty issue like Fizz being dropped from the IPL is short-sighted and reckless. Actions like this will have consequences.

So will Bangladeshis get visas to travel to India to support their team like EU members do to support their football World Cup teams?
Would Bangladeshis risk their lives traveling inside India and get killed by lynch mobs being mistaken for Indian Muslims after every victory celebration of the rigged matches ?
Indian Muslims get lynched and massacred all the time after every India-Pakistan cricket match. If Pakistan wins they are lynched for secretly celebrating and when India wins they are lynched for "not celebrating ". So for the sustenance of a few Bangladeshi players with gambling money the rigged public humiliation of their nation must be viewed on live television globally?

If this continues, the popularity of cricket in Bangladesh will eventually decline, and when that happens, it won’t be BCCI or ICC that will face the heat, it will be the Bangladeshi players and the BCB who take the financial hit.

The way cricket has been appropriated as a propaganda financial gambling racket by a vicious savage fascist regime it should decline into oblivion. What is the exact number of Bangladeshi players and the BCB that will take a financial hit and will it matter to the vegetable vendor selling his goods in the floating market in Barishal ? Does cricket matter to the tea leaf pickers in Sylhet? What percentage of Bangladeshis are really interested in cricket? How popular IS cricket to 90% of the Bangladeshi population?

We’ve already seen this story before. Sports like hockey, kabaddi, football, and others have been reduced to irrelevance in this country. Players in those sports don’t even earn a basic salary and many struggle to afford basic necessities like food and shelter.

Such sports have deliberately been reduced to irrelevance because Bangladesh has to be further reduced to a colony that provides paid clown entertainment to its colonial masters to bolster in their hyped up image of a super-sporting nation of supermen. Which is why Bangladeshi swimmers once on the verge of achieving near Olympics level competitive parity are now forgotten with no incentives to train.

Cricket will be heading down the same road if decisions keep being driven by ego and politics instead of long term survival.

Cricket should head down the same road, not just in Bangladesh but also in Pakistan. Boycotting India will save hundreds of lives lost to fascist pogroms after each cricket match. South Africa faced a similar boycott of cricket in the 1970s as a consequence of its apartheid policy. Cricket did suffer with the excellent South African team isolated but that was a small price to pay for the upholding of the fundamental principles of freedom from oppression. The support of Bangladesh and Pakistan is necessary to close at least one channel the Hindutva -Fascist regime broadcasts its arrogance and so-called supremacy. Actually, a simple and vey minor sacrifice.

 

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[Master Chief]

Is it really feasible for countries like Pakistan or Bangladesh to play baseball or football in the USA or China and earn enough money, recognition, and support to sustain themselves as professional teams?

Not really. I can’t speak for Pakistan, but as a Bangladeshi, I can confirm that we are terrible at almost every other sport. The only sport where we can realistically compete at the global level is cricket, and it’s also the only sport where players can survive without government subsidies.

That’s exactly why the current approach of BCB and the govt is moronic. The way Bangladesh is picking a fight with the ICC over a petty issue like Fizz being dropped from the IPL is short-sighted and reckless. Actions like this will have consequences.

If this continues, the popularity of cricket in Bangladesh will eventually decline, and when that happens, it won’t be BCCI or ICC that will face the heat, it will be the Bangladeshi players and the BCB who take the financial hit.

We’ve already seen this story before. Sports like hockey, kabaddi, football, and others have been reduced to irrelevance in this country. Players in those sports don’t even earn a basic salary and many struggle to afford basic necessities like food and shelter.

Cricket will be heading down the same road if decisions keep being driven by ego and politics instead of long term survival.

The error you make here is underestimating the resolve of Pakistanis. We are stubborn bastards. Had we not been, 1947 would have played out very differently and none of us would be having this conversation.

There is no good reason now for Pakistan  not to take Bangladesh's case further on their behalf. I would like to see a boycott by Pakistan if Bangladesh is not granted its request.

The reason is very simple - hypocrisy by Hindustanis. Hypocrisy from Hindustan should not be tolerated just because Amit Shah's son runs the ICC.

 

[Vikramaditya1]

Unnecessary whining over a cricketer being ejected from IPL. It's not even BCBs concern because they don't get a cut from the revenue. The player lost money and they seem to be seeing this as a rallying point. Pretty stupid IMO. Probably why BD players are unhappy with their board making a fuss out of this because future revenue of Players also depend on the cricketing relationship going smoothly.

 

[Arthur]

it’s also the only sport where players can survive without government subsidies.

Ahem. But their development stage sure was subsidised by the government.

Anyway, BCB or any othe Sports Federation for the matter, if were asked to pay rent on the gov. infrastructure & facilities they use on a market rate, they will be bankrupt within months.

Now that's something for "no subsidies".

 

[baldfish]

Yes, Tiny Cuba plays basketball and baseball against the USA despite being bankrupt, under-sanctions and in a perpetual military confrontation, The same goes for Mexico and much of the South American countries playing football. Why must a sport be a form of employment.

Cricket has been appropriated into a gambling racket and propaganda tool by a fascist Hindutva regime. Does Bangladesh want to be part of that ?

So will Bangladeshis get visas to travel to India to support their team like EU members do to support their football World Cup teams?
Would Bangladeshis risk their lives traveling inside India and get killed by lynch mobs being mistaken for Indian Muslims after every victory celebration of the rigged matches ?
Indian Muslims get lynched and massacred all the time after every India-Pakistan cricket match. If Pakistan wins they are lynched for secretly celebrating and when India wins they are lynched for "not celebrating ". So for the sustenance of a few Bangladeshi players with gambling money the rigged public humiliation of their nation must be viewed on live television globally?

The way cricket has been appropriated as a propaganda financial gambling racket by a vicious savage fascist regime it should decline into oblivion. What is the exact number of Bangladeshi players and the BCB that will take a financial hit and will it matter to the vegetable vendor selling his goods in the floating market in Barishal ? Does cricket matter to the tea leaf pickers in Sylhet? What percentage of Bangladeshis are really interested in cricket? How popular IS cricket to 90% of the Bangladeshi population?

Such sports have deliberately been reduced to irrelevance because Bangladesh has to be further reduced to a colony that provides paid clown entertainment to its colonial masters to bolster in their hyped up image of a super-sporting nation of supermen. Which is why Bangladeshi swimmers once on the verge of achieving near Olympics level competitive parity are now forgotten with no incentives to train.

Cricket should head down the same road, not just in Bangladesh but also in Pakistan. Boycotting India will save hundreds of lives lost to fascist pogroms after each cricket match. South Africa faced a similar boycott of cricket in the 1970s as a consequence of its apartheid policy. Cricket did suffer with the excellent South African team isolated but that was a small price to pay for the upholding of the fundamental principles of freedom from oppression. The support of Bangladesh and Pakistan is necessary to close at least one channel the Hindutva -Fascist regime broadcasts its arrogance and so-called supremacy. Actually, a simple and vey minor sacrifice.

Why are you even trying to have a rational conversation with this gaumutra intoxicated brain rot? It only knows one thing how to venerate its brahamin masters lingam.

 

[baldfish]

The error you make here is underestimating the resolve of Pakistanis. We are stubborn bastards. Had we not been, 1947 would have played out very differently and none of us would be having this conversation.

There is no good reason now for Pakistan  not to take Bangladesh's case further on their behalf. I would like to see a boycott by Pakistan if Bangladesh is not granted its request.

The reason is very simple - hypocrisy by Hindustanis. Hypocrisy from Hindustan should not be tolerated just because Amit Shah's son runs the ICC.

Again you are trying to have a rational conversation with a gaumutra brain rot. No matter how much you explain to them and show them things, they will never accept anything that is not said by their openly defecating bramon masters.

 

[baldfish]

Ahem. But their development stage sure was subsidised by the government.

Anyway, BCB or any othe Sports Federation for the matter, if were asked to pay rent on the gov. infrastructure & facilities they use, on a market rate, they will be bankrupt within months.

Now that's something for "no subsidies".

Do you think it has the IQ to comprehend what you just said?