The Bangladesh Cricket Board has formally decided that its national team will not travel to India to participate in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, citing unresolved security and governance concerns. The decision was taken during an internal board meeting held on January 22, just weeks ahead of the tournament’s scheduled start. The move […]
Bangladesh–India Dispute: When and Where Did the Rift That Reached Cricket Begin?
A growing diplomatic chill between Bangladesh and India has now spilled into international cricket, after Bangladesh’s board sought to avoid playing its scheduled ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 matches in India—an escalation tied to a chain of events that began months earlier and later intensified around Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman. The first spark: […]