Youth and Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul today spoke to reporters at the secretariat on Wednesday. "We will not compromise on the security of our cricketers, the security ofBangladesh, or the dignity of Bangladesh. We want to play cricket, we want toplay the World Cup, but we want to do so in another host country, like SriLanka," Asif Nazrul said. Asif Nazrul pointed out that this action was a tacit acknowledgement of theinsecurity surrounding Bangladesh players in India. When queried about Bangladesh's stance provided the ICC does not agree totheir request, Asif Nazrul informed, "Our first stand is to convince the ICC.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 07, 2026 14:26 UTC