Months after the controversial situation involving BCB, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mehidy Hasan delivered insights behind BCB’s controversial standpoint.
The demand made by the cricket board came only a few days ahead of the tournament opener, with the support of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Mehidy Hasan believes Bangladesh did not play the 2026 T20 World Cup because of political reasons
Mehidy Hasan, a Bangladesh cricket star, mentioned that, more than cricketing reasons, the decision taken by the board was mostly because of political reasons. At least he thought that.
By the time BCB went against ICC’s fixtures for the 2026 T20 World Cup, there was political tension between India and Bangladesh. Amid the political tension, BCCI forced the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to eject Bangladesh national cricket team pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their squad for the 2026 season.
ICC tried to convince the Bangladesh cricket officials through repeated dialogues to convince them to take part in the tournament on Indian soil, but the ice remained solid. Ultimately, as the BCB remained firm on their stance, the International Cricket Council, led by Jay Shah, removed them from the T20 World Cup 2026 and included Scotland as the replacement.
"I think everybody has to play the World Cup": Mehidy Hasan on playing at World Cup
“I think everybody has to play the World Cup; everyone has to dream. Some of the new players that are coming have to play the T20 World Cup, but it's happened; I think this is the political issue; everybody knows that's the thing,” he added.
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