NEW DELHI: In a call that might have long-term penalties for cricket in Asia and past, the ICC on Wednesday voted to reject the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to shift their T20 World Cup matches from India.“The ICC Males’s T20 World Cup will proceed as scheduled, with Bangladesh’s matches to be performed in India,” the worldwide physique stated in a launch.“The choice was taken after contemplating all safety assessments performed, together with impartial opinions, all of which indicated there was no menace to Bangladesh gamers, media individuals, officers and followers at any of the match venues in India,” the ICC launch added.In a strongly worded assertion, the ICC stated that change in venue for Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup matches “would jeopardise the sanctity of future ICC occasions.”“The ICC Board famous that it was not possible to make modifications so near the match and that altering the schedule underneath the circumstances, within the absence of any credible safety menace, may set a precedent that may jeopardise the sanctity of future ICC occasions and undermine its neutrality as a worldwide governing physique,” ICC stated.Whereas it was not talked about within the ICC assertion, however ESPNcrinifo reported that ICC has requested the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to convey to the Bangladesh authorities that failure to journey to India for the 2026 T20 World Cup will end in Bangladesh being changed on the match. The place was formalised after a vote on the ICC Board assembly, the place a majority backed the choice of bringing in a substitute workforce.The BCB has been given yet another day to tell the ICC of its last stance on enjoying matches in India.If Bangladesh would not change its stance, they’re unlikely to, then Scotland are anticipated to switch them in Group C. Scotland didn’t qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup by the European Qualifiers, ending behind the Netherlands, Italy and Jersey, however are subsequent in line primarily based on rankings.The ICC’s resolution follows weeks of discussions between the ICC and the BCB that didn’t resolve a standoff triggered by the removing of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the 2026 Indian Premier League on BCCI directions citing unspecified “developments throughout”.The standoff started after Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was faraway from the 2026 Indian Premier League following directions from the BCCI, citing unspecified “developments throughout”. In response, Bangladesh banned the published of the IPL within the nation and knowledgeable the ICC that it could not ship its workforce to India for the World Cup.The BCB has cited “safety issues” and refused to play its group matches scheduled in Kolkata and Mumbai. It has as an alternative pushed for its video games to be moved to co-host Sri Lanka or for a gaggle reshuffle that may permit the workforce to be primarily based totally exterior India.With the match schedule already finalised, the ICC has been reluctant to change venues. Sri Lanka is about to host choose matches, together with the India–Pakistan fixture, underneath an present ICC association in place till 2027.