With the clock ticking, concerns have started to mount, with the uncertainty surrounding Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup uncertain, when the decision has come, sources say the Tigers have until Wednesday to travel to India and play the match or choose one of the exit routes. We will not accept any pressure from C, we have security concerns in India, so we have requested that the matches be shifted to Sri Lanka.
According to reports, when it comes to the decision regarding Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup, Cricket Info and Indian media reports claimed that Bangladesh have been given a deadline of Wednesday to decide whether to play the matches in India. If they are not ready, then Scotland can participate in the tournament.
Media reports claimed that the ICC has left Bangladesh with only 2 options either to participate in their scheduled matches in India or prepare to withdraw from the tournament. On the other hand, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has rejected any such request from the ICC.
Cricket Committee Chairman Amjad Hussain said that the ICC representative came to Dhaka on Saturday, there was a meeting of the board officials with him, in the meeting we said that some places cannot play, so alternative centers should be arranged.
He just said that they will inform us about the ICC decision soon. It is worth remembering that the Bangladeshi government is not in favor of sending its team to India, on its instructions BCB has requested the transfer of the matches from the ICC.
Due to Bangladesh’s tough stance, Pakistan also had to reschedule their World Cup plans
BCB advisor Khel Asif said that if the ICC increases the pressure on the Indian team, we will not accept it in any case. We do not want to send our team to India due to security concerns and have requested the ICC to shift our matches to Sri Lanka. Reports of Scotland joining the World Cup instead of Bangladesh are not true.
Meanwhile, a report said that the ICC has not yet contacted Scotland, and the Scottish board has not shown any interest, with Scottish cricket officials staying away from the issue out of respect for Bangladesh cricket.
It is worth mentioning that the ICCT World Cup 20 will start from February 7, Bangladesh, who are placed in Group C, will play their first 3 matches of the tournament in Kolkata, one match will be played in Mumbai.
It was also claimed in the Indian media that the ICC had suggested Bangladesh to move the matches to other safe cities in India instead of Kolkata and Mumbai, then the BCB insisted that they had concerns about the safety of players, officials, fans and other parties in India, changing the venues to India would not change the situation.
