ICC won’t shift Bangladesh’s Matches from India

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) one final day to consult with the government and confirm whether the national team will travel to India for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. They won’t relocate Bangladesh’s matches from India.

If Bangladesh maintains its refusal to play in India citing security concerns, the ICC Board has decided to replace them with Scotland, based on team rankings. The decision was taken at an ICC Board meeting on Wednesday, where a majority of directors supported replacement. Pakistan was reportedly the only board to back Bangladesh’s position.

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The board meeting was attended by the directors of all Full Members. Apart from the ICC chair Jay Shah, the participants included BCB president, BCCI secretary, SLC president, PCB chairman, CA chairman, Zimbabwe Cricket president , CWI president, Cricket Ireland chair, Cricket New Zealand representative, ECB chair, CSA representative and Cricket Afghanistan chairman.

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Two Associate Member directors, ICC CEO, ICC deputy chairman and ICC’s general manager were also in attendance. ICC ACU head , who was in Dhaka last week to have in-person meetings with BCB to assuage the security concerns, was part of the meeting too.

The ICC said its decision followed multiple independent security assessments, all of which found no credible threat to Bangladesh players, officials, media, or fans in India. The board also ruled out last-minute schedule or venue changes, warning such moves could set a precedent and undermine future ICC events.

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Bangladesh had earlier requested to play their matches in Sri Lanka or swap groups, but both proposals were rejected. The BCB has continued to insist it will not travel to India.

Bangladesh are currently placed in Group C and are scheduled to play matches in Kolkata and Mumbai, pending a final decision.

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