BCCI Sets Record Straight On Likely Resumption Of Bilateral Ties With Bangladesh
The Indian cricket team had postponed its white-ball tour of Bangladesh last year due to unrest in the neighbouring nation.
India's bilateral cricket ties with Bangladesh have taken a hit in recent months, amid political tension between the two nations. After the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asked Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to exclude Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad, Bangladesh responded by withdrawing from the T20 World Cup 2026, which was majorly held in India. However, with a new committee in place now at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), led by former cricketer Tamim Iqbal, question marks have arisen over the possible resumption of cricket ties between India and Bangladesh.
The Indian cricket team had postponed its white-ball tour of Bangladesh last year due to unrest in the neighbouring nation.
India's eastern neighbours now have an elected government in place.
Asked if the BCCI's stance would now change, secretary Devajit Saikia replied: "The BCCI is a cricketing controlling board, and we have nothing to do with what is going on politically in other countries." "As the BCCI, we follow whatever policy the Government of India has in place regarding participation in bilateral and multinational sporting events. Whatever regulations and policies the central government frames, we follow them, just like any other sports federation, whether it is football, athletics or any other sport," he explained.
Saikia made it clear that it doesn't concern the BCCI as to which party is running the government in Bangladesh.
"We are not concerned with who is running the government in a particular country, whether it is democratically elected, undemocratically elected or an autocratic government. That is none of our business." "Our job is to run cricket. Whenever there is a scheduled tour to a foreign country for bilateral matches, we will proceed according to our plans and schedules," Saikia said.
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