- By Namrata Vijay
- Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:05 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
T20 World Cup 2026: Najmul Hossain, who is a member of the finance committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, has revealed that they won't be affected financially even if they pull out from the mega event, and said that it will be the players who will be affected the most, owing to the loss of match-day earnings. Talking about potentially pulling out, Najmul's statement to Cricbuzz became controversial as he described Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal as an “Indian agent.
"There will be no loss for the Bangladesh Cricket Board [if we don't take part in the World Cup] as the loss will be for the players. "Up to 2027, our revenue will not be hampered because in the 2022 ICC financial meeting, this was already fixed. Future World Cups or future bilateral or international events may have relevance, for example, whether teams will come to us under the FTP. Those are valid questions. But this World Cup does not affect that," Najmul was quoted as saying to Cricbuzz.
Najmul said that the ICC income of the current cycle is already settled. He also revealed that the only money lost is the money earned by playing.
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"The players will lose because when they play, they receive a match fee for every match. If someone participates in a match, or becomes man of the match, or has some kind of special performance, then according to ICC rules and match regulations, they get what is due to them. That money belongs exactly to the player. The board has no connection with that. Meaning the board does not gain or lose anything from this. Whether Bangladesh plays here or not, the board has no profit or loss from this, at least not for this World Cup," he added.
While speaking about the numbers, Najmul also emphasised that there will be a downturn in the future as World Cups, bilateral cricket, and the wider FTP ecosystem, and questioned if they pull out from the mega event.
As per him, the board's revenue is safe, but the players' earnings are not. The bill first reached the dressing room, and that's the only certain thing.