Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: After declaring a virtual war against the ICC and India, the BCB has again written to the ICC expressing its desire to play in the World Cup. The BCB is once again seeking the intervention of an independent committee on this issue. However, even before sending this letter, Bangladesh accused the ICC of being unfair. The BCB president and Yunus Sarkar's sports advisor also criticized India. BCB chief Bulbul had virtually declared war against the ICC. He even claimed that the popularity of cricket has decreased worldwide. Despite this, the BCB has again written to the ICC. However, the ICC has clearly stated that if Bangladesh does not play in India, they will be excluded from the World Cup. In this context, Bangladesh has also made a final decision not to play in the World Cup. Even after this, the BCB has once again written to the ICC demanding a change of venue for the World Cup. Bangladesh is again seeking the intervention of an independent committee on this issue. However, even before sending this letter, Bangladesh accused the ICC of being unfair. The BCB president and Yunus Sarkar's sports advisor also criticized India. The BCB's email claims that the issue of Bangladesh's demand for a change of venue should be sent to the ICC's independent Dispute Resolution Committee. The BCB hopes that the ICC will respond to their request and send the demand for a change of venue to the Dispute Resolution Committee. However, the ICC has not said anything further to the BCB regarding this. BCB president Aminul Islam stated that they are ready to play in the World Cup. However, Bangladesh wants to play its matches in Sri Lanka. Although Sri Lanka itself does not want Bangladesh to play in their country. In this context, Sri Lanka voted against Bangladesh in the ICC's voting. Despite this, Bangladesh remains firm in its old position.
It is worth noting that the BCCI had decided not to include Mustafizur Rahman in the IPL in the wake of the incidents of persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh. Bangladesh felt extremely insulted by this decision. As a result, the Bangladeshi cricket community and the general public demanded that the Bangladesh team should not play in India in the T20 World Cup. In that situation, Bangladesh also wrote to the ICC stating its decision not to play in India. However, after prolonged discussions, the ICC has informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board that their matches will not be relocated elsewhere, nor will their group be swapped with any other team. The BCB is still claiming that they will continue their efforts to participate in the World Cup, although their statements do not reflect this. Incidentally, the ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin on February 7th in India and Sri Lanka, with the final on March 8th. Bangladesh was in Group C of the tournament. Their three group stage matches were scheduled to be held in Kolkata, and one in Mumbai. Bangladesh was supposed to play against West Indies in Kolkata on the opening day of the World Cup. They were then scheduled to play against Italy on February 9th and against England on February 14th, both at Eden Gardens. Their match against Nepal was scheduled for February 17th in Mumbai. Now, Scotland may take Bangladesh's place in Group C.