{"id":59001,"date":"2026-01-22T19:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=59001"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:37:45","slug":"bangladesh-unwilling-to-play-t20-world-cup-matches-in-india-bcb-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/bangladesh-unwilling-to-play-t20-world-cup-matches-in-india-bcb-chief-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh unwilling to play T20 World Cup matches in India, BCB chief says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul on Thursday said his team would not travel to India for the upcoming ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup, asserting that Bangladesh wanted to participate in the tournament but not on Indian soil.<\/p>\n<p>Bulbul\u2019s remarks come despite the International Cricket Council rejecting Bangladesh\u2019s request to shift its matches out of India. The BCB chief said the board remained firm on its stand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to play the World Cup, but not in India,\u201d Bulbul said, citing concerns over recent developments, including the exclusion of Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League, and what he described as India\u2019s approach towards minority-related issues.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh government\u2019s sports adviser Asif Nazrul also criticised the ICC, saying the council had failed to adequately address Bangladesh\u2019s security concerns. He said Dhaka had sought relocation of Bangladesh\u2019s matches to Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>The T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin on February 7, with Bangladesh\u2019s opening match slated against the West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. However, the BCB\u2019s firm stance and rising tensions between Bangladesh and India have now cast uncertainty over the team\u2019s participation in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC has not issued any fresh statement following the BCB president\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul on Thursday said his team would not travel to India for the upcoming ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup, asserting that Bangladesh wanted to participate in the tournament but not on Indian soil. 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