The International Cricket Council (ICC) is open to moving Bangladesh’s Group C matches of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2026 outside India. According to sources, the ICC will consider Bangladesh’s request to move their shortest format mega-event matches out of India.
“The world body has not taken a call or met, more so today being a Sunday, but ICC is open to moving the Bangladesh games to Sri Lanka, the co-hosts of the T20 World Cup,” a source said.
Bangladesh are scheduled to play their first three Group C T20 World Cup 2026 matches at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on February 7, 9 and 14 against West Indies, Italy and England, respectively, and their last group-stage match is scheduled on February 17 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai against Nepal.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) held an emergency meeting on Sunday afternoon, and post that they released a statement in which the BCB stated that they have formally requested the ICC to consider relocating all of Bangladesh’s matches to a venue outside India.
“An emergency meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was held this afternoon to discuss recent developments related to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The Board reviewed the situation in detail, taking into account developments over the last 24 hours and expressed deep concern over the overall circumstances surrounding the participation of the Bangladesh National Team in matches scheduled to be played in India. Following a thorough assessment of the prevailing situation and the growing concerns regarding the safety and security of the Bangladesh contingent in India and considering the advice from the Bangladesh Government, the Board of Directors resolved that the Bangladesh National Team will not travel to India for the tournament under the current conditions,” the BCB release stated.
