T20 World Cup 2026: Tension has reached its peak in the Middle East, where America and Israel launched massive missile attacks on Iran on 28 February. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many top security officials were killed in these attacks. This incident has thrown the entire Middle East into the fire of war and Iran in retaliation fired missiles at Israel and American bases in the Gulf region. Which has now also affected the T20 World Cup being hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
This team caught between Iran-Israel war
A big problem has arisen for the Zimbabwean team in the T20 World Cup 2026. Actually, after being out of the tournament, the team was preparing to return home from India, but due to the closure of airspace in West Asia, their return has been delayed. Zimbabwe played its last match against South Africa on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, in which it lost. The team’s campaign ended after being out of Super-8.
For now the team will stay in India only
According to the plan, the team was scheduled to leave for Harare from Delhi in different batches from Monday morning. He was going to reach Harare from Delhi via Dubai on Emirates Airlines flights. Some members were scheduled to leave at 4:30 in the morning, others later in the day. But the situation has worsened after the Iran-Israel war. Major transit hubs like Dubai have been affected, where most flights have been canceled or rerouted. Due to which the return of Zimbabwe team was stopped.
The Zimbabwe team is currently staying in Delhi. Arrangements have been made for them to stay in the hotel till March 4. Keeping an eye on the situation, ICC has started working on a contingency plan. Tournament organizers are exploring other routes and airlines, such as through European, South Asian or South-East Asian hubs. ICC has also started a travel support desk and is working with security consultants to provide real-time updates.
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