The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given an ultimatum to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) regarding its noncompliance to participate in the 2026 men's T20 World Cup in India. The communication is believed to have been done during a meeting between the two entities held in Dhaka on Saturday. However, the ICC notified the BCB that there was no particular security risk directed towards the Bangladeshi team or any other team that would be playing its games in India. The deadlock between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and ICC had stretched out to its third week now. Although KKR and BCCI didn't provide a reason for the directive explicitly, the latter indicated the increasing anti-Bangladeshi feeling in India.

Source: News 24 January 19, 2026 05:57 UTC