- By Gurmeet Batra
- Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:17 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
T20 World Cup: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) requesting intervention from the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) after reaffirming its decision not to travel to India for the 2026 T20 World Cup due to security concerns.
According to TimesofIndia.com, the BCB hopes that the ICC's Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), a committee of independent lawyers, will moderate and regard its request for a venue change.
What is the Dispute Resolution Committee?
The ICC's Dispute Resolution Committee serves as an independent arbitration body, resolving disputes in international cricket involving the ICC, its member boards, players, and officials.
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Bangladesh remained determined in its decision not to participate in the T20 World Cup in India, noting unresolved security concerns. Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul said that the government's viewpoint is sovereign and non-negotiable, with no area for reconsideration.
“As the ICC has also not accepted Bangladesh’s request to change the venue, it now effectively means that Bangladesh will not be taking part in this year’s T20 World Cup,” Nazrul told reporters in Dhaka after meeting senior Bangladesh cricketers.
“Our security risk in playing in India has not changed at all. This concern did not arise from any imaginary analysis or assumption. It arose from a real incident, where one of the best players of our country was forced to bow his head before extremists, and the Indian cricket board removed him from India, plainly speaking, asked him to leave," he said.
The row ignited from a past incident where Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was released by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the 2026 season, and later, BCB asked ICC to relocate its matches to Sri Lanka from India, citing security concerns.
However, ICC rejected those claims, giving BCB an ultimatum, asking it to give a final confirmation. Bangladesh commented that ICC's assurances have been deemed insufficient.