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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) announced a 15-member squad with Litton Das arsenic skipper for the T20 World Cup adjacent month, hours aft it was instructed by the country's sports ministry to question shifting of the team's league games from India to Sri Lanka.
The BCB has been told by its sports ministry to question shifting of the country's T20 World Cup league games from India to Sri Lanka arsenic determination are "concerns astir players' safety" pursuing Mustafizur Rahman's ouster from the IPL connected BCCI instructions.
Bangladesh's 4 league games are — against West Indies (February 7), Italy (February 9), England (February 14) successful Kolkata followed by their past lucifer against Nepal (February 17) successful Mumbai.
The T20 showpiece is to beryllium jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.
Das stayed arsenic skipper portion pacer Taskin Ahmed returned to the broadside aft missing the caller Ireland series. Ahmed volition squad up with Rahman, who was besides expectedly named successful the squad, successful the gait department.
"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the nationalist squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, to beryllium jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to 8 March," the BCB said connected 'X'.
Following BCCI's diktat, Shah Rukh Khan co-owned IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) connected Saturday released Rahman, who was bought for Rs 9.20 crore aft a bidding warfare astatine past month's auctions successful Abu Dhabi.
That led to Bangladesh authorities advisor Asif Nazrul instructing the BCB to inquire the Jay Shah-led ICC to displacement Bangladesh's 4 league games to Sri Lanka.
A BCCI source, however, insisted that the displacement is adjacent to intolerable with conscionable a period near for the tournament.
Although the BCCI did not explicitly mention the existent governmental concern successful Bangladesh for its determination to question Rahman's release, it did accidental that the determination was triggered by what's been happening each around.
Bangladesh squad:
Litton Das (Captain), Mohammed Saif Hassan (Vice Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Qazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Md Shaifuddin, Shoriful Islam.
