The ICC and the World Cricketers Association (WCA) are locked in a fresh dispute over player terms, including name, image and likeness (NIL) rights, ahead of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, reports ESPNCricinfo.

The former England opening batter, Mark Butcher, has backed the ICC’s decision to remove Bangladesh from the T20 World Cup 2026 after the latter refused to travel to India due to security concerns.

Sri Lanka will deploy elite armed units to protect teams at next month's T20 World Cup, part of enhanced security measures with a special emphasis on matches between perennial rivals India and Pakistan, officials have told AFP.

International sport depends on a simple bargain: athletes accept risks, including physical and monetary, but governing bodies accept responsibility.

Had everything gone according to plan, this would have been one of Phil Simmons’ busiest periods. He would have travelled with the Bangladesh team to the World Cup venue and begun final preparations ahead of the global tournament.

South Africa great AB de Villiers said that Bangladesh’s exclusion from the upcoming T20 World Cup presents a “bad look” for cricket and that the situation should never have been allowed to reach such a stage.

Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Yousuf criticised the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to replace Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 World Cup, set to be played in Sri Lanka and India from February 7, questioning its “fairness”.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said he had briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the “International Cricket Council (ICC) matter”, adding that a final decision would be taken either on Friday or next Monday.

Bangladesh’s hopes of featuring in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup ended yesterday after the International Cricket Council confirmed Scotland as their replacement for the tournament, scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday decided to replace Bangladesh with Scotland in the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7, according to cricket website, Cricbuzz.

As of yesterday, International Cricket Council has not responded to Bangladesh Cricket Board’s latest letter seeking the intervention of ICC’s Dispute Resolution Committee to review the board’s request to relocate the national team’s matches in next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from India.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formally communicated with the International Cricket Council (ICC), reiterating its position on relocating Bangladesh’s matches outside India and requesting that the matter be referred to the ICC’s independent Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC).

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday said there was no scope to send the national team to India for next month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup stressing that the decision was taken solely by the government on security grounds.

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul today said as the security situation in India has not changed, there is no scope for the Bangladesh team to travel there to compete in the ICC T20 World Cup.

What began as Mustafizur Rahman’s sudden omission from the Indian Premier League (IPL) quickly spiralled into a broader diplomatic and cricketing standoff, ultimately casting uncertainty over Bangladesh’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

The comments came within hours after the ICC formally rejected the BCB’s request to relocate its group-stage matches from India to Sri Lanka.

International Cricket Council rejected Bangladesh Cricket Board’s request to relocate the national cricket team’s matches of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from India after an ICC board meeting yesterday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday upheld the previous schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India from February 7.

According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to relay its government that if Bangladesh continues to refuse to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, also to be co-hosted by Sri Lanka, then they will be replaced by another team.

Team can't be forced to travel to India to play T20 World Cup under pressure, he says