The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has issued a clarification regarding communication from the International Cricket Council (ICC) concerning Bangladesh’s participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
On Monday (12 January), a source close to the ICC confirmed to RevSportz that no official communication had been made to the BCB regarding security concerns or the relocation of venues. According to the source, the apex cricket body remains firm in its stance to stage the World Cup as per the schedule released in November last year.
This clarification came in response to comments made earlier on Monday by Bangladesh government sports adviser Asif Nazrul, who stated that the ICC’s security team had sent a document outlining issues related to playing in India.
Later the same day, the BCB released an official statement saying: “The correspondence cited today by the Adviser for the Ministry of Youth & Sports was in reference to an internal communication between the BCB and the ICC’s Security Department related to threat assessments for the Bangladesh team ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. This does not constitute a formal response from the ICC to the BCB’s request for the relocation of Bangladesh’s matches outside India.”
“The BCB reiterates that it has formally raised concerns regarding venue arrangements and has requested the relocation of Bangladesh’s matches outside India in the interest of the team’s security. The Board confirms that it is still awaiting an official response from the ICC on this matter,” the statement added.
The ICC is expected to issue a formal media release soon. With the World Cup only a few weeks away, changes to the schedule are highly unlikely.
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