Bangladesh vs ICC: Timeline Of T20 World Cup Crisis

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January 3, 2026: The controversy ignited when the BCCI directed KKR to terminate the contract of Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman.

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The BCB viewed this not as a sporting decision but as a "targeted political insult" by the Indian board.

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January 6, 2026: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced an indefinite ban on the broadcast of the IPL in Bangladesh.

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January 12, 2026: The BCB requested the ICC to move its T20 World Cup matches from India to Sri Lanka, citing security concerns.

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January 15, 2026: A senior BCB official, Nazmul Islam, questioned whether the players should "refund the board's money" if they missed the World Cup.

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This sparked a player strike, and Nazmul Islam was later sacked. The rift between the board and the players remained.

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January 21, 2026: In a 14-2 vote -- with only the PCB supporting Bangladesh -- the ICC rejected the request to move matches.

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January 22, 2026: A decisive meeting took place at a hotel in Dhaka between the national squad, BCB officials, and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul.

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In the evening, the BCB officially confirmed that Bangladesh would not travel to India.

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January 23, 2026: The BCB reportedly wrote another letter to the ICC seeking intervention from the independent Dispute Resolution Committee.

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