Dhaka, Jan 22(.) Bangladesh Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul said on Thursday that there is “no scope” for the country’s cricket team to travel to India for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup.
Addressing press persons after a meeting with Bangladeshi team players and Bangladesh Cricket Board(BCB) officials, Nazrul said that as the “security situation in India has not changed”, there is no scope for the country’s cricketers to travel there to participate in the ICC T20 World Cup.
“There is no scope to change our decision. We believe we did not get justice from the ICC. We still hope that ICC will do justice with us,” Nazrul was quoted by The Daily Star as saying.
Nazrul accused the Indian government of failing to provide security to a particular Bangladeshi cricketer
“The security situation in India remains unchanged. Our security concerns did not materialise out of thin air. It stemmed from [India]. The country [India] could not provide security for one of our cricketers. In that country, the cricket board is an extended part of the government, which either failed or was reluctant to give one of my cricketers protection when put under pressure by extremist groups,” he added.
The International Cricket Council(ICC) on Wednesday rejected Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB’s) request to relocate Bangladesh’s matches from India and chose to keep the tournament’s schedule unchanged.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 6 to March 8, 2026.
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