Mustafizur row: 'Position unchanged' on India travel, B'desh tells ICC; repeats 'security concerns'

NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) connected Tuesday "reaffirmed its position" to not question to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 during a gathering with the International Cricket Council (ICC).

A video league betwixt the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) was held this afternoon, the BCB said successful a media release.

During the meeting, the BCB "reaffirmed its presumption regarding the determination not to question to India, citing information concerns", the merchandise said. The BCB besides repeated its petition to the ICC to see moving Bangladesh’s matches extracurricular India.However, arsenic reported earlier by TOI, the ICC has rejected claims that information concerns could forestall the Bangladesh squad from travelling to India for the tournament.The ICC said the tourney docket has already been announced and asked the BCB to reconsider its stand. The BCB’s position, however, "remains unchanged", the Bangladesh committee said. Both sides agreed to proceed discussions to look for imaginable solutions, according to the BCB release."The BCB remains committed to safeguarding the well-being of its players, officials and unit portion engaging constructively with the ICC to code the matter," the connection said.

The T20 World Cup is scheduled to statesman connected February 7. As per the existing schedule, Bangladesh are acceptable to commencement their run connected the aforesaid time against West Indies astatine Eden Gardens successful Kolkata. They volition past play Italy connected February 9 astatine the aforesaid venue, followed by a lucifer against England, the 2022 T20 World Cup champions, besides successful Kolkata. Bangladesh volition decorativeness their group-stage matches against Nepal connected February 17.The BCB’s concerns followed the merchandise of Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) amid attacks connected Hindus successful Bangladesh.According to the existent schedule, Bangladesh are to play their archetypal 3 radical matches successful Kolkata and their last radical lucifer successful Mumbai.After Mustafizur was released from the KKR squad, the Bangladesh authorities banned the broadcast of the IPL successful the country.Former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal and existent Test skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto person warned against taking a rigid presumption connected the issue. Tamim said decisions taken present could person an interaction 10 years later. Shanto has spoken astir the intelligence unit connected players astatine the anticipation of missing a World Cup. Nazrul, however, has maintained that Bangladesh volition not determination distant from its demand.