Bangladesh players are getting restless due to the current conditionsImage Credit source: Kerry Marshall/Getty Images
As the T20 World Cup is getting closer, the India-Bangladesh dispute is becoming a cause of trouble. Bangladesh Cricket Board, which has refused to send its team to India for the World Cup, is not ready to change its stand. The Bangladesh Board (BCB), which has already emailed the ICC once and expressed the security threat in India, has once again reiterated the same and has once again sent an email to the ICC with its demand. Due to this stubborn attitude of the Bangladeshi board, its own players are restless and have started getting worried before the tournament.
This controversy, which started after BCCI’s decision to exclude Mustafizur Rahman from IPL 2026, is not stopping at the moment. BCB had announced in an email to ICC on January 4 that it would not send its team to India citing security concerns. Besides, there was also a demand from ICC that its matches should be organized outside India i.e. in Sri Lanka. after this ICC and BCB A meeting of ICC officials was held and in that the ICC had refused to accept the demand of the Bangladeshi board yet and said that it should explain the security concerns in more detail, so that they can be resolved.
What did the Bangladeshi board tell this time?
Now according to reports, Bangladesh Board has also sent a second email to ICC and in this it has answered ICC’s questions. In the PTI report quoting Bangladeshi board sources, it has been said that BCB has sent this email after discussion with Sports Ministry advisor Asif Nazrul. However, it has also been said in the report that there is no consensus on this issue within the Bangladeshi board itself and some members associated with it believe that instead of adopting such a strict attitude, the board should keep the avenues of discussion open with ICC and BCCI.
Uneasiness among players and coaching staff
Everyone’s eyes are on the ICC’s decision, but the impact of the current situation is visible on the players and coaching staff of Bangladesh, who are becoming restless. According to reports, Indian bat and kit manufacturing company SG has canceled its agreements with Bangladeshi players, due to which the cricketers have started feeling uneasy. Although the players are talking about not getting official information yet, fear is starting to build.
Not only this, the foreign members present in the coaching staff of Bangladeshi team also seem to be upset. According to a report by Cricbuzz, a member of the coaching staff said that he wants to see the team playing in the World Cup. This coach said, “We have come here to play cricket and what can be bigger than the World Cup? I am hoping that the matter gets resolved soon.”