B'desh decide not to send team to India for T20 WC

The fallout from the Indian Premier League has spilled into international cricket, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board deciding that its national men's team will not travel to India for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 following the forced release of pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.

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The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday, attended by 17 directors, amid rising political and administrative tensions triggered by developments surrounding the IPL. The board has since written to the International Cricket Council requesting that all of Bangladesh's

World Cup matches scheduled in India be shifted to Sri Lanka, citing concerns over the safety and security of players and officials.

The chain of events began on Saturday when Kolkata Knight Riders confirmed that it had released Mustafizur Rahman from its squad on the instructions of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In a media advisory, the franchise said the directive had come from the BCCI as the regulator of the IPL.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia later said that the decision was taken "due to the recent developments" and added that the franchise would be permitted to name a replacement.