Despite the ICC giving Bangladesh a last chance, they have once again decided to boycott matches in India. Now ICC has to make the final call on naming a replacement team.

“There is no scope for changing our decision,” said Asif Nazrul, an adviser on youth and sports issues in Bangladesh’s interim government. The T20 World Cup begins on February 7, with Bangladesh scheduled to play their four group matches in the Indian cities of Kolkata and Mumbai.

Bangladesh players revealed that the Bangladesh Cricket Board did not consult with the players before taking the decision of boycotting T20 World Cup 2026.

The countdown has begun for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to kick off on February 7, with India and Sri Lanka set to co-host the marquee tournament. With packed stadiums, passionate crowds and some of the best white-ball players in the world on show,

Former captains Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi have returned to Pakistan's Twenty20 squad for the three-match home series against Australia starting on Thursday, their final bilateral fixtures before next month's 20-over World Cup.

South Africa are struggling with multiple injuries to some of their first-choice players while New Zealand too have lost one of their pacers to injuries ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh's cricket board faces a potential crisis as the national team might withdraw from the T20 World Cup over security and national prestige concerns. This decision, linked to BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul,