T20 World Cup 2026: Bangladesh is the enemy of its own players! Turned away from the tournament without asking captain Litton Das and the team

Regarding T20 World Cup 2026 bangladesh cricket There has been a huge uproar. It has been revealed that Bangladesh players were ready to play T20 World Cup in India, but instead of taking consent from the players, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) gave them a direct decision that the team will not go to India.

According to the report of Cricbuzz, the players were not given a real opportunity to express their opinion on this important ICC tournament. The meeting was just a formality, whereas the decision had already been taken.

Liton Das and Shanto were in favor of going to India

According to the report, T20 captain Liton Das and Test captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto both had clearly supported going to India and playing the T20 World Cup. The players believed that cricket should be kept separate from politics and diplomacy, especially when it comes to ICC’s biggest event.

Is the meeting just a show? players’ anger

The players had a meeting with the government’s sports advisor Asif Nazrul, but the inside story turned out to be different. A senior player, on the condition of anonymity, said, “We felt that our consent would be taken, but in reality we were called only to inform about the decision. Our words had no impact.” The players allege that they were given only a nominal opportunity to speak, the decision was already decided and the meeting was just a formality.

‘There was a government order, so there was no need to go’

Another player made an even sharper statement. “They did not even ask us. They simply told us that we were not going to India. The real truth is that this decision was of the government, and BCB took action accordingly.” After this statement it has become clear that this is not just the decision of the Cricket Board, but the result of the direct alignment of the government and the board.

Effect of cooling of India-Bangladesh relations on cricket

In Bangladesh, this is being linked to the deteriorating diplomatic relations between India and Bangladesh and the harsh policy of the current government. Players believe that cricket has been sacrificed to political tension.

Citing ‘security’, argument of old accidents

BCB told the players that some ‘incidents’ have happened in India before. There are security threats regarding Bangladeshi players. However, the players say that no concrete input was given and no official talks were held with BCCI.

ICC accused of ‘injustice’, but punishment decided?

BCB has accused ICC of injustice in this whole incident, but on the other hand the big news is that ICC is now preparing to include Scotland instead of Bangladesh. If this happens then it is almost certain that Bangladesh will be out of T20 World Cup 2026. This matter is going to have a direct impact on the careers of the players and the credibility of the board in ICC will take a big blow.

This whole matter shows that the players wanted to play in India but the board and the government took a political decision. The players’ voices were ignored. Now the question is whether ICC will give a chance to Bangladesh till the last moment, or has politics defeated cricket?