ICC Rejects Bangladesh Request: Bangladesh’s demand to change the venue of the T20 World Cup due to security concerns has been rejected by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ICC has clearly said that Bangladesh will have to come to India to play World Cup matches. If Bangladesh does not do this, its points may be deducted. Bangladesh had decided not to come to India for the T20 World Cup.

According to sources, ICC gave this information to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in a virtual meeting and told that due to security reasons, the request to organize matches outside India cannot be accepted. However, BCB officials have said that they have not been given any official communication about the ICC’s rejection of this request.

What is the latest controversy regarding T20 World Cup?

Bangladesh’s demand to go to India for the T20 World Cup is to the controversy that arose after the release of Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman in the recent IPL. KKR had released Rahman from the IPL on the request of BCCI following protests and outrage in India over alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh.

After this decision, the Bangladesh government had also threatened to boycott the T20 World Cup to be held in India. BCB wrote a letter to the ICC saying that to ensure the safety of their players, the matches should be held outside India, in Sri Lanka. Bangladesh went so far in this dispute and even banned the telecast of IPL in Bangladesh.

What will happen if Bangladesh does not come to India?

ICC, however, made it clear that as per the rules, any country participating in the World Cup will have to play at the designated venue only. Even citing security reasons, Bangladesh will have to play the match in India only, otherwise its points will be deducted.

According to BCB, the safety of the players is their priority, but the ICC’s stance has been strict. Under ICC rules, no team can score points by staying out of the game. This decision has made it clear that Bangladesh will have to come to India to play matches in the T20 World Cup, no matter how challenging the conditions are.