ICC did not set a time for Bangladesh to play in India: BCB

POBNEWS24, Dhaka Jan 20, 2026 : Cricket lovers are suffering from disappointment due to the India-Bangladesh diplomatic and political tensions. Because Bangladesh is a strong country in the World Cup.
Will Bangladesh be in the T20 World Cup or not? Earlier, the clickers were discussing whether the Bangladesh team would go to India to play this year’s T20 World Cup or not. Now, the discussion is going on whether Bangladesh will be in the T20 World Cup? The game will be enjoyable if Bangladesh is there, the audience filled with gallery said.
August 5, 2024. It was 10:30 am. This reporter received a call on his mobile from Dhaka Cantt. At 11 am, another call was made saying that the press briefing time has been changed. You will be informed. That briefing was at 7 pm. That day, Army Chief General Waqqaruzzaman had taken Sheikh Hasina to the helicopter bound for Vargami for a safe exit. What happened that day and if Sheikh Hasina had been sitting in the government building at that time, then maybe the situation could have been like Gaddafi’s in Libya. Which did not happen. Maybe it was God’s grace. However, this is how the royal tension between the two countries began. The shadow of which has fallen on the minds of cricket lovers.
However, in a news report the day before yesterday, which was carried by the cricket news website ESPNCricinfo and the news agency AFP. The news was like this – the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will have to inform the ICC by next Wednesday whether Bangladesh will go to India to play the World Cup or not. The news also said that an ICC source said that if Bangladesh does not go to India to play the World Cup, Scotland will be given a chance in that place.
There was a huge discussion in the cricket community about this news almost all day on Monday. Amidst that discussion, the BCB denied the news of ESPNCricinfo and AFP yesterday afternoon. They claim that the report, which was made citing ICC sources, is not correct. At the same time, BCB’s statement is that ICC has not set any deadline in this regard.
BCB’s media committee head Amjad Hossain said in a brief press conference that after the meeting with BCB, ICC representatives said that they will go back and inform ICC of everything. Only then will a final decision be made. Amjad told reporters yesterday, “They did not say anything about a specific date or when. They only said that they will inform us when the next date will be.”
Amjad Hossain did not have the opportunity to ask questions at the press conference. He left after finishing his speech in less than a minute. No one related to BCB wants to speak publicly on this issue. However, according to sources, there is no point in setting a deadline for BCB. Because, BCB is as adamant as ever in its decision to play the World Cup matches in Sri Lanka instead of going to India due to security concerns.
Initially, ICC tried to convince BCB to go to India in an online meeting. Later on Friday, they sent a representative to Dhaka. In both online and live meetings, the BCB expressed their same position. After last Saturday’s meeting, there is nothing new to learn from them. Now the ICC will only tell whether it is possible to move Bangladesh’s matches. Otherwise, there is no possibility of Bangladesh playing in the World Cup.
This hesitation about the World Cup has already created frustration among BCB officials. A proposal to change the group was also made by the BCB in the Saturday meeting. The Irish Cricket Board again did not agree to the proposal to move Bangladesh from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ instead of Ireland. BCB President Aminul Islam contacted them personally but did not receive a positive response.
Bangladesh’s last hope was the support of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). According to various sources, the BCB has also received that support. The PCB has said that if Bangladesh’s matches are not moved from India and they are not allowed to play in the World Cup, they can also boycott the tournament. However, where is the guarantee that Pakistan will stick to that position in the end? Overall, Bangladesh’s participation in this year’s T20 World Cup is still uncertain.