The ICC has pushed Bangladesh out of the upcoming T20 World Cup, bringing in Scotland after BCB refused to let its team travel to India citing security concerns in the wake of Mustafizur Rahman’s ouster from the IPL. Scotland’s entry ended the month-long suspense after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) repeatedly insisted that their matches be shifted to Sri Lanka and even suggested their group being swapped with Ireland.
The Irish Cricket board, however, categorically dismissed the suggestion. At the ICC Board meeting, Bangladesh were taken to the cleaners with an overwhelming 14-2 verdict in favour of the Tigers travelling to India for their games.
The ICC gave the BCB a 24-hour deadline to change its stance, but with Asif Nazrul being adamant, the cricket crazy nation’s hopes of playing the T20 World Cup went up in smoke.
It has been learnt that top ICC official,s including chairman Jay Shah, were in Dubai on Friday and late evening an e-mail was sent to BCB chairman Aminul Islam Bulbul informing him about the global body’s decision.
The implications of this unceremonious ouster will also badly hit BCB’s coffers. The board will lose USD 500,000 (R4.5 crore) participation fee that each nation gets. But the bigger potential loss will be ICC’s annual revenue.
Zero
No. of ICC senior titles won by Bangladesh
Rs 4.5 cr
Participation fee Bangladesh stand to lose following their ouster from the T20 World Cup
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