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Bangladesh Pull Out of T20 World Cup After Refusing to Travel to India

By AFP News January 23, 2026 • 09:26 AM View: 752

Bangladesh will not travel to India to play in next month's T20 World Cup, its cricket board said on Thursday, effectively ruling the country out of the tournament.

"Our only demand is to play the World Cup -- but not in India," Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Aminul Islam Bulbul told reporters.

TAGS Bangladesh Cricket Board ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Aminul Islam Bulbul

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