Bangladesh board says ICC ‘willing to work with us’ to address concerns on playing T20 World Cup in India

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026) said the ICC has "conveyed willingness to enactment closely" with it to code concerns related to the team's information successful the T20 World Cup successful India.

Hostilities person risen betwixt India and Bangladesh pursuing Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman's ouster from the IPL connected BCCI's instructions. The determination prompted a livid BCB to request that its 4 World Cup matches successful India beryllium shifted to co-host Sri Lanka successful a written submission to the ICC.

"The Bangladesh Cricket Board has received effect from the ICC regarding the Board's expressed concerns implicit the information and information of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team successful India for the ICC T20 World Cup, including the petition for relocation of the team's matches," the BCB said successful a statement.

"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," it added.

The ICC has not issued a nationalist effect to the BCB connected this subject.

The T20 World Cup starts connected February 7 and Bangladesh are owed to play their 4 games successful Kolkata and Mumbai.