The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday decided against sending its national team to India for the T20 World Cup next month citing security concerns and government advice, following IPL franchise KKR’s decision to release pacer Mustafizur Rahman on BCCI’s instruction.
Although the BCCI did not explicitly cite the current relations between the two countries for its decision to seek Rahman’s release on Saturday, it did say that the move was triggered by what’s been happening all around.
Rahman’s dramatic ouster from the IPL prompted the BCB to call an emergency meeting on Saturday night and a day later, the Board of Directors met again and decided that the national team will not travel to India for the T20 World Cup beginning February 7.
“The Board reviewed the situation in detail, taking into account developments over the last 24 hours and expressed deep concern over the overall circumstances surrounding the participation of the Bangladesh National Team in matches scheduled to be played in India,” said the BCB in a statement.
Meanwhile, BCB on Sunday announced a 15-member squad with Litton Das as captain for the T20 World Cup next month. Das stayed as captain while pacer Taskin Ahmed returned to the side after missing the recent Ireland series. Ahmed will team up with Rahman, who was expectedly named in the squad.
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