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ICC tightens noose on BCB over T20 World Cup 2026 standoff; here's details

ICC tightens noose on BCB over T20 World Cup 2026 standoff, gives Bangladesh one more day to reverse stance
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) one more day to reverse their decision on playing the T20 World Cup 2026 in India. The development came on Wednesday during an ICC meeting which had board directors of all the full member countries.
According to an ESPNcricinfo report, the ICC is in no mood to shift Bangladesh's matches to Sri Lanka as that would mean logistical nightmares not only for the world cricket body but also a few teams. During the meeting a voting took place where the ICC Board preferred having a replacement if BCB remains firm on their decision.
“It is understood the ICC has told the BCB to inform the Bangladesh government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse to travel to India to play its matches in the 2026 T20 World Cup, then they will be replaced by another team at the tournament,” the report stated.
The report also revealed that the BCB has been given one more day by the ICC to change their stance of not playing in India. BCB president Aminul Islam was also present in the meeting which was also attended by the ICC top brass including CEO Sanjog Gupta and chairman Jay Shah.
When did BCB's T20 World Cup standoff start?
It all started with Mustafizur Rahman's removal from the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this month. Although the BCCI didn't dish out any substantial reason, but it is believed that the ongoing strained diplomatic relations might have playa big part behind Mustafizur's ouster.As a protest to Mustafizur's removal from IPL, the BCB wrote a letter to ICC, requesting the apex body to shift their matches out of India, citing security reasons. Post that, ICC had a couple of meetings with the BCB, but the Bangladesh board stayed firm on their decision.
Who will replace Bangladesh if BCB remains firm?
Scotland are most likely to replace Bangladesh in Group C if the BCB stays firm on their stance of not travelling to India. Among the teams that played in the T20 World Cup 2026 qualifiers, Scotland are the highest-ranked team. In the European Qualifiers, Scotland finished fourth behind Netherlands, Italy and Jersey.It must be noted that Jersey won't be considered owing to their lower ICC T20I ranking as compared to Scotland. While Scots are ranked 14, Jersey are way below at 27.
Source: LiveMint
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