New Delhi: The Bangladesh cricket team has been unceasingly refusing to travel to India to participate in the T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Workbench (BCB) has moreover written several reports to the ICC regarding this. However, things are now set to get increasingly difficult for Bangladesh.
What visualization has the ICC taken?
The ICC has decided to exclude Bangladesh from the upcoming T20 World Cup if they do not travel to India for their matches. In an ICC workbench meeting on Wednesday, Bangladesh's request to shift their matches to Sri Lanka was rejected. The Bangladesh Cricket Workbench has now been given 24 hours to decide whether they will participate in the tournament or not. If Bangladesh refuses, their team will be removed from Group C and Scotland will be included as a replacement.
What is the issue?
Bangladesh has refused to send its team to India, citing security concerns pursuit the BCCI's instructions to remove fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL. Meanwhile, diplomatic relations between the two countries remain strained due to attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
According to media reports, the ICC workbench meeting on Wednesday discussed Bangladesh's participation, with most International Cricket Council officials in favor of excluding Bangladesh. The ICC workbench has decided that if the Bangladesh team wants to remain in the tournament, they must play in India; otherwise, flipside team will be included in the World Cup in their place. The Bangladesh Cricket Workbench has been given a one-day deadline. If Bangladesh refuses to play, then Scotland will be selected for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
