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Cricket row: Former BCB secretary says Bangladesh ‘overplayed its hand’ by pulling out of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
A former Bangladesh Cricket Board secretary criticised the decision to withdraw from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, warning it damages Bangladesh cricket and noting Scotland was named as replacement after the ICC rejected venue-shift demands.
- Reporting desk
- Health India Network News Desk
- First published
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board general secretary Suyed Ashraful Haque criticised Bangladesh’s decision to pull out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, calling it unnecessary and harmful for the country’s cricketing progress.
He said withdrawing from a global tournament over stated security concerns was a mistake, and argued the ICC’s move to replace Bangladesh with Scotland was a standard outcome when a team opts out.
Tournament timeline cited in the report
- The 20-team tournament is scheduled from February 7 to March 8, 2026.
- The ICC said it did not find any credible or verifiable security threat to the Bangladesh team (as cited in the report).