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BCB issued a connection connected ICC connection regarding T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) connected Tuesday said it has received a ceremonial effect from the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding its concerns implicit the information and information of the Bangladesh nationalist squad successful India during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, stressing that nary ultimatum has been issued by the satellite body.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In a elaborate connection issued aft its connection with the ICC, the BCB said the planetary governing assemblage has reiterated its committedness to ensuring the “full and uninterrupted participation” of Bangladesh successful the tournament. The ICC, the committee added, has expressed its willingness to enactment intimately with the BCB to code the concerns raised and assured that Bangladesh's inputs would beryllium “welcomed and duly considered” arsenic portion of the tournament's information planning.
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“The Bangladesh Cricket Board remains firmly committed to placing the highest precedence connected the safety, information and well-being of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team,” the connection read, portion underlining that reports suggesting the BCB had been issued an ultimatum by the ICC were “completely false, unfounded and bash not bespeak the quality oregon contented of the connection received”.The connection comes successful the backdrop of an online gathering betwixt ICC and BCB officials connected Tuesday, during which the ICC is understood to person said it had received nary actionable oregon credible information inputs warranting a relocation of Bangladesh's matches from India.
According to reports, the ICC sees nary basis, astatine present, to revise the tournament's venues.The BCB had written to the ICC pursuing an exigency gathering connected January 4, seeking relocation of its matches to safeguard players and officials. Bangladesh are scheduled to play Group C matches against West Indies, Italy and England successful Kolkata connected February 7, 9 and 14 respectively, earlier facing Nepal successful Mumbai connected February 17.
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Conflicting media reports emerged aft the ICC-BCB interaction, with immoderate claiming Bangladesh were told to question to India oregon hazard forfeiting points. The BCB has categorically denied this, and nary authoritative connection has been issued by either the ICC oregon the BCCI connected the meeting's outcome.The contented was triggered by the BCCI's directive to Kolkata Knight Riders to merchandise Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the
IPL
, contempt him being bought for INR 9.2 crore astatine the auction. In response, the BCB banned IPL broadcasts successful Bangladesh, portion Mustafizur has since signed up for the Pakistan Super League.
Full BCB Statement connected ICC Communication Regarding T20 World Cup 2026
"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has received effect from the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding the Board's expressed concerns implicit the information and information of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team successful India for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, including the petition for relocation of the team's matches.In its communication, the ICC has reiterated its committedness to ensuring the afloat and uninterrupted information of the Bangladesh squad successful the tournament.
The ICC has conveyed its willingness to enactment intimately with the BCB to code the concerns raised and has assured that the Board's inputs volition beryllium welcomed and duly considered arsenic portion of the elaborate information readying for the event.The BCB has besides taken enactment of definite reports published successful a conception of the media suggesting that the Board has been issued an ultimatum successful this regard. The BCB categorically states that specified claims are wholly false, unfounded and bash not bespeak the quality oregon contented of the connection received from the ICC.The Board volition proceed constructive engagement with the ICC and applicable lawsuit authorities successful a cooperative and nonrecreational mode to get astatine an affable and applicable solution that ensures the creaseless and palmy information of the squad successful the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.The Bangladesh Cricket Board remains firmly committed to placing the highest precedence connected the safety, information and well-being of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team."
