There are multiple reports coming that Bangladesh will ask ICC to shift their T20 World Cup matches from India to Sri Lanka. This is going to happen after Kolkata Knight Riders were ordered to release the well-known Bangladeshi Cricketer Mustafizur Rehman due to rapidly escalating political conflict between Bangladesh and India.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is likely to write to the ICC about the safety of Mustafizur Rehman in Kolkata. However, the three matches of Bangladesh are scheduled next month in India.
In BCB’s Board Director meeting on Saturday, the media committee Chairman, Amzaad Hussain, said, “We have three matches of the T20 World Cup in Kolkata, so we will write to the ICC regarding what has happened today.”
Bangladesh’s Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul showed serious concerns about the safety of the Bangladesh team in India.
“I have asked the BCB to explain the entire matter to the ICC,” Nazrul wrote on his official Facebook page. “The board should inform that where a Bangladeshi cricketer cannot play in India despite being contracted, the entire Bangladeshi cricket team cannot feel safe going to play in the World Cup. I have also instructed the Board to request that Bangladesh’s World Cup matches be held in Sri Lanka.”
Asif Nazrul further added that he requested the country’s broadcasting and information minister to stop showing the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Bangladesh.
